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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

Warpy

(111,245 posts)

5. A lot of us have been watching him for some time

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2015, 01:01 AM

Mar 2015

because he talks a great populist economics fight. I'm afraid he scares them almost as much as seeing hysterics over the latest dumb scandal does.

If O'Malley runs, and it looks like he wants to, we might just see a real primary this time instead of the coronation Hillaryites have wanted since 2008.

I welcome the fight. It's the only chance we have to remind the party that we are still out here and that we are not going to be patient forever.

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So O'Malley shows up from nowhere. Why? [View all] Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 OP

And if not, he can be her Veep. hedda_foil Mar 2015 #1

Could that backfire. aspirant Mar 2015 #2

I think privately they are calling themselves "THE WARM PURPLE people eaters" Dragonfli Mar 2015 #3

you always win when you support both sides of the war. Phlem Mar 2015 #4

A lot of us have been watching him for some time Warpy Mar 2015 #5

"Talks a great populist economics fight" aspirant Mar 2015 #6

Here's his resume FSogol Mar 2015 #18

Thanks AGAIN, FSogol. elleng Mar 2015 #28

Didn't Aidan Gillen (Littlefinger on Game of Thrones) play a character based on O'Malley on The Wire Bombtrack Mar 2015 #7

Yes, he did, Mayor of Baltimore. yallerdawg Mar 2015 #12

Kicked and recommended! Is O'Malley a reliable supply sider? Enthusiast Mar 2015 #8

Somebody here posted some links about an O'Malley program that locked a lot of people up ... Scuba Mar 2015 #9

NewDEAL & that dark money is paying off for him now. RiverLover Mar 2015 #10

Koch brothers, Fracking, Chickens, and O'Malley RiverLover Mar 2015 #11

Nice find. Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #14

The fracking complaints are total BS. O'Malley allowed zero fracking as Governor. FSogol Mar 2015 #19

What he did, so many regs it'd take 3-4 years for the oil cos to break(literally) ground RiverLover Mar 2015 #23

Thanks, FSogol. elleng Mar 2015 #27

It's a start. FSogol Mar 2015 #29

Yes it is. elleng Mar 2015 #30

I saw this morning... yallerdawg Mar 2015 #13

Scary, ainnit? Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #15

Well, when Gore "lost" to Bush... yallerdawg Mar 2015 #16

And another angle occurs to me-- Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #17

I think this is the strategy. Let's say that Sen Sanders ran against HRC with just the two of them. rhett o rick Mar 2015 #21

If we depend on the MSM aspirant Mar 2015 #22

Grassroots, social media, constructing & pushing really good sound-bites Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #25

likewise with Schweitzer: he was "the progressive" until everyone remembered MisterP Mar 2015 #20

I think it was more than just his not wanting wolves. RiverLover Mar 2015 #24

Wrong, and 'the little I've seen so far' elleng Mar 2015 #26

He reads strong aspirant Mar 2015 #31

I didn't see and don't care if the C of C likes him; elleng Mar 2015 #32

Depends on how the Chamber award was determined pscot Mar 2015 #36

Thanks for all the info elleng. RiverLover Mar 2015 #33

You're welcome. elleng Mar 2015 #34

Interesting.... KoKo Mar 2015 #35

My take: LWolf Mar 2015 #37