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Martin O'Malley

Koinos

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9. He is pragmatic, rather than ideological.

Reply to Andy823 (Reply #8)

Tue May 26, 2015, 08:28 PM

May 2015

It is easy to imagine a wish list of ideals or goals, but it is much harder and more important to be able to map out the practical incremental steps for getting there.

Politicians often promise a lot of things, but O'Malley will lay out data and specific actions for making real improvements. It's what he did as governor of Maryland.

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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