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Martin O'Malley

ram2008

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4. He just doesn't have that oomph

Reply to askew (Original post)

Sat Aug 29, 2015, 05:51 PM

Aug 2015

I think people are craving something different, sort of the unabashed, honest attack dog which kind of explains Bernie and Trumps surge.. Those who don't like that are going with the establishment picks of Clinton or Jeb etc. So O malley is sort of stuck between establishment and outsider meaning he doesn't really have a natural footing or base.

Good candidate on paper, except there doesn't seem to be a path. We seem the same thing with Rubio on the Republican side.

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New Des Moines Register/Bloomberg poll is disaster for O'Malley [View all] askew Aug 2015 OP

:-( elleng Aug 2015 #1

Not by this group. They are known for being dead one with caucus polling. askew Aug 2015 #3

Darn it. lovemydog Aug 2015 #2

He just doesn't have that oomph ram2008 Aug 2015 #4

except when he's seen at events, elleng Aug 2015 #5

He does have oomph... ram2008 Aug 2015 #6

Also just realized the was posted in the OM group ram2008 Aug 2015 #9

Glad you're here; elleng Aug 2015 #10

I think he has the oomph and the resume. He just lacks an opening askew Aug 2015 #7

O'M is another Democratic Party great candidate I could vote for President in the general, denied any media oxygen because he talks issues, not shit. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #8

The poll does not discourage O'Malley. Koinos Aug 2015 #11

Good point. He's still out there working it. askew Aug 2015 #12

We are still in the campaign "preseason". Nothing really starts until after Labor FSogol Aug 2015 #13

THANK YOU! elleng Aug 2015 #14

We're backing the "right horse" (hate to use racing comparison). Koinos Aug 2015 #15