Martin O'Malley

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4. My Take on This

Reply to Raine1967 (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2015, 04:30 PM

May 2015

It appears that Warren and de Blasio are working hard to turn Clinton into an anti-inequality "progressive." I do not think they believe O'Malley is a likely nominee, and they are pretty much ignoring him. They are placing all their bets on Clinton. De Blasio has national political ambitions as well.

This is going to be a very uphill climb for O'Malley. To some, his May 30th announcement may appear anti-climactic and a bit too late. One of the things that I like about O'Malley is the fact that none of this seems to bother him very much. He is the dark horse that few have bet on. But he is a very strong campaigner.

To everyone in the field: Do not underestimate O'Malley. He may be the long shot that just passed you by.

ETA: For what it's worth, I don't think Warren and de Blasio are taking Sanders very seriously either.

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Is NYC Mayor DeBlasio being coy? [View all] Raine1967 May 2015 OP

K & R Koinos May 2015 #1

NY Daily News has weighed in on this as well: Raine1967 May 2015 #2

I expect the Mayor will end up endorsing Hillary in the end. askew May 2015 #3

Feels like posturing to me too, askew, elleng May 2015 #6

My Take on This Koinos May 2015 #4

I think you are exactly right. His team doesn't seem bothered by askew May 2015 #5

Saturday Morning, No Less Koinos May 2015 #7

That's a really good take on it. Raine1967 May 2015 #13

I like the part where it says Andy823 May 2015 #8

He is pragmatic, rather than ideological. Koinos May 2015 #9

Exactly, pragmatic! elleng May 2015 #10

We need a president who knows how to get things done. Koinos May 2015 #11

Quite right! elleng May 2015 #12

Here's our answer: Koinos Jun 2015 #14

That is really interesting. Raine1967 Jun 2015 #15