What effect will O'Malley have on the presidential race?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

O'Malley is about to step into the race this weekend. Will this make Bernie look good in the polls?

[eloydude]

1. Uninterested in him...

I was last year, but not this year.. Moving on... Zero AA support due to the Baltimore riots... and his L&O policies..

[brooklynite]

43. Based on what?

I know people here have discussed this here, but do you have any evidence that African Americans have stated an opinion on O'Malley?

[Thinkingabout]

2. He will probably get some of the undecided and some of the support both Hillary and Bernie has.

There are those who is not into either Hillary or Bernie and this may give an opening for supporting another candidate. O'Malley is listed as a moderate and may pull both Hillary and Bernie closer to the center.

[FSogol]

5. O'Malley is not a moderate. Some of his liberal successes:

(He actual did these, they weren't just pie-in-the-sky proposals that went nowhere)

Martin O'Malley:

1. Ended death penalty in Maryland
2. Prevented fracking in Maryland and put regulations in the way to prevent next GOP Gov Hogan from easily allowing fracking.
3. Provided health insurance for 380,000
4. Reduced infant mortality to an all time low.
5. Provided meals to thousands of hungry children and moved toward a goal for eradicating childhood hunger.
6. Enacted a $10.10 living wage and a $11. minimum wage for State workers.
7. Supporter the Dream Act
8. Cut income taxes for 86% of Marylanders (raised taxes on the rich).
9. Reformed Maryland’s tax code to make it more progressive.
10. Enacted some of the nation’s most comprehensive reforms to protect homeowners from foreclosure.

There is a lot more, but I'll only add that Mother Jones magazine called him the best candidate on environmental issues.
Article here:
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/12/martin-omalley-longshot-presidential-candidate-and-real-climate-hawk

[JustAnotherGen]

7. Thanks signed an African American

Whose sticking with O'Malley!


See that number 8?

[elleng]

10. Was looking for you, Gen!

[JustAnotherGen]

14. You knew I was gonna jump on that!

That's the second time I've read that . . . The church ladies (quite a few in my family) are gonna love this guy! And elderly black women take asses to to the polls and vote.

[elleng]

16. Oh I LOVE it, Gen!

[FSogol]

21. Wish I could rec your response.

[Thinkingabout]

9. Martin O`Malley is a Moderate Liberal.

Source:

http://www.ontheissues.org/Martin_O%60Malley.htm

[FSogol]

12. On the issues is a libertarian group. Click on the about us section.

Their intent is to push libertarianism into the spotlight. Just looking at how their chart overstates libertarians should be a clue.

[jwirr]

27. He actually did these ---- in Maryland a blue state.

[FSogol]

3. O'Malley will take 1st or 2nd place in 4 of the 1st 5 primaries.

Bookmark it!

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

4. Heh. I won't.

I wouldn't want to embarrass you based on that prediction.

[FSogol]

6. O'Malley has spent more time on the ground in those states than any other candidate. n/t

[JustAnotherGen]

8. His PAC has been effective

At fund raising for him to do it. I saw in his group the thread about the announcement this Saturday - not formally declaring gave the PAC more time to fund raise.

[elleng]

11. You've got it, FSogol!!!

[elleng]

13. A POSITIVE effect,

forcefully raising important progressive issues.

'We have to acknowledge a hard truth – that we have built an economy that’s leaving whole parts of Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York – so many people – behind. People are not being heard – they are frustrated; they are angry; and they feel like they are not needed in our economy.

Our ultimate goal must be for every student, most especially low-income and middle-class students, to be able to go to college debt-free. But making sure our students get a far better deal on their loans is a crucial first step.

Congressional leaders just reached a deal on a “trade promotion authority” bill that would give them the power to immediately vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. This “fast track” authority would deny Congress the ability to amend yet another bad trade deal.

Seven years after the Wall Street meltdown, Americans are still experiencing the fallout.

The U.S. economy has made significant strides since the depths of the Great Recession, but broad prosperity remains elusive for middle class Americans. As a nation, we’re working harder than ever, but we seem to have less and less to show for it.

The Obama administration’s whiplash decision last week to allow oil and gas companies to drill along a wide area of the Atlantic Coast is a big mistake.'

http://martinomalley.com/category/blog/

[CTyankee]

32. I think, at this point, that O'Malley strengthens the progressive message in the

political process leading up to 2016 and that is a good thing. The more progressive voices we hear out there, the more it resonates in the general public. Let those left behind, stay behind and lose...

[elleng]

36. Yes indeed, yank.

Thanks

[Jefferson23]

15. I don't know. I have relatives who have lived in Columbia, Maryland for many years and

they like O'Malley a great deal.

Good luck to him and his supporters.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

17. Many Marylanders

think that he did a good job as gov.

[elleng]

18. He DID,

and now we have this clown who's spending $$$ on imprisoning youngsters, instead of EDUCATING them!

http://news.yahoo.com/maryland-chooses-jail-over-schools-baltimore-youth-160425682.html

[Jefferson23]

19. Horrid man, so awful he won. grrr. n/t

[Rosa Luxemburg]

20. Why did so many stay at home on election day?

It was the worst drop in voting numbers for years. Brown wasn't that bad! Now we have Hogan the Horrible who is no use to man nor beast.

[elleng]

22. Many say Brown ran a lousy campaign,

the problematic 'Obamacare' plans handled poorly by Brown.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

38. Yes

that too

[Paka]

23. Were Bernie not in the race,

I would definitely vote for O'Malley over HRC, but Bernie's my man. How many times do we have to say "he's the true liberal."

[elleng]

24. Governor O'Malley is also a 'true' liberal.

Martin O'Malley:

1. Ended death penalty in Maryland
2. Prevented fracking in Maryland and put regulations in the way to prevent next GOP Gov Hogan from easily allowing fracking.
3. Provided health insurance for 380,000
4. Reduced infant mortality to an all time low.
5. Provided meals to thousands of hungry children and moved toward a goal for eradicating childhood hunger.
6. Enacted a $10.10 living wage and a $11. minimum wage for State workers.
7. Supporter the Dream Act
8. Cut income taxes for 86% of Marylanders (raised taxes on the rich).
9. Reformed Maryland’s tax code to make it more progressive.
10. Enacted some of the nation’s most comprehensive reforms to protect homeowners from foreclosure.

Mother Jones magazine called him the best candidate on environmental issues.
Article here:
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/12/martin-omalley-longshot-presidential-candidate-and-real-climate-hawk

[Paka]

25. He's good and I could easily vote for him,

if Bernie were not in the race. Thanks for that info.

[elleng]

26. You're welcome.

[jwirr]

28. Accoding to this list I would also support him if I did not want Bernie to win. I have watched the

youth in my family come on fire regarding Bernie. I want that fire to keep burning.

[Lil Missy]

29. who??

[phleshdef]

30. I like the dude, but he isn't going anywhere.

He'll be about as successful as Chris Dodd or Joe Biden were during the 2008 primaries.

[Cosmocat]

35. Sorry

that autofilled and I didn't catch it.

[FSogol]

37. No worries. n/t

[Jefferson23]

34. Politics is a rather bizarre game to play and O'Malley does have a strong record to run on.

He established himself as a non status quo member of the Democratic party, much more
so than Dodd and Biden. What he does not have yet is media attention, once he meets
that hurdle, he could catch on too. I support Bernie Sanders, if for whatever reason,
O'Malley came to win the nomination I would be relieved and pleased to see him in the WH.

I am in the no more status quo camp.

[elleng]

39. With you, Jefferson23.

[Jefferson23]

40. Yep

[Rosa Luxemburg]

42. could be a veep though?

[SmittynMo]

41. He'll be the first one out.

[Splinter Cell]

44. He'll be the democratic party nominee for President.

That's a pretty big effect on the race...

[FSogol]

45. I like that.

[JustAnotherGen]

46. I hope so!