2016 Postmortem

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts) Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:40 PM Feb 2016

To Martin O'Malley supporters --

I'm genuinely sorry for your candidate. He wasn't my candidate but I've always seen you guys as decent and sincere folks.

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To Martin O'Malley supporters -- (Original Post) Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 OP

I add my condolences. enlightenment Feb 2016 #1

I am as well. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #2

Honorable guy; couldn't get a word in during the early debates. My kid lives in Annapolis, MD and mpcamb Feb 2016 #3

Thanks. I never thought I'd have a candidate I'd be passionate about after Obama. askew Feb 2016 #4

He's young and has an established history. I doubt his career has concluded. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #5

The problem is there isn't anywhere for him to go in Maryland. He missed the window for askew Feb 2016 #6

enlightenment

(8,830 posts)

1. I add my condolences.

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:43 PM

Feb 2016

Mr. O'Malley has a lot going for him and I hope we see more of him in the future.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)

2. I am as well.

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:44 PM

Feb 2016

mpcamb

(2,870 posts)

3. Honorable guy; couldn't get a word in during the early debates. My kid lives in Annapolis, MD and

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:44 PM

Feb 2016

had been telling me he was a good governor and candidate.
Hope to see more of him.

askew

(1,464 posts)

4. Thanks. I never thought I'd have a candidate I'd be passionate about after Obama.

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:48 PM

Feb 2016

I thought everyone would be a letdown as I consider Obama the best president of my lifetime easily. But, then I heard O'Malley stand up for the child refugees that the Obama admin was going to send back to Central America and I fell in love with his passion for protecting those kids.

O'Malley was the best candidate in history on immigration and refugee issues. His voice will be sorely missed in this campaign where too often those issues are ignored or treated as not important to anyone but Latino voters.

I am truly heartbroken by his dropping out. I am still planning on voting for O'Malley in my Minnesota caucus (which is actually just like a primary) and hope that we will see more of him in the future.

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)

5. He's young and has an established history. I doubt his career has concluded.

Reply to askew (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:50 PM

Feb 2016

It seems now it's not so much as "if" as much as it simply is "where."

askew

(1,464 posts)

6. The problem is there isn't anywhere for him to go in Maryland. He missed the window for

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:53 PM

Feb 2016

The Senate race and it will likely be years before another one opens up. A House race is too little for him. He's already been Mayor and Governor.

Unless he gets a great cabinet post or the head of the DNC, he is going to have to go into private sector. And once they go into private sector, you never hear from them again. So sad.

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