Martin O'Malley endorses Hillary Clinton

[Cali_Democrat]

Source: Baltimore Sun

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday endorsed his party's presumptive nominee for president, Hillary Clinton -- four months after he dropped out of the race himself.

The endorsement, which O'Malley made through an email, came minutes after President Barack Obama offered his own endorsement of Clinton in a video. It also came on a day when Bernie Sanders was meeting with Democrats in Washington, presumably to discuss his exit from the race.

O'Malley, who has widely avoided the media since his third-place finish in Iowa, has never publicly addressed his decision not to endorse a candidate in the primary.

"Congratulations to Secretary Clinton for winning a long and hard-fought nomination process, and also to Senator Sanders for waging an exciting campaign focused on important progressive issues about which so many of us care so deeply," O'Malley said in a statement. "The voters have spoken, it is time now to unite our party."

Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bal-martin-o-malley-endorses-hillary-clinton-20160609-story.html

[leftynyc]

1. Thank you, Governor

Pres Obama has opened the floodgates. Unifying the party is job #1.

[Peregrine Took]

2. He would be an excellent VP candidate. n/t

[femmocrat]

4. I agree!

[IrishEyes]

5. Yes, he would be great.

I have always liked him. I'm glad that he has endorsed.

[BlueMTexpat]

10. I absolutely agree.

But I trust Hillary's judgment in this. She has chosen excellent staff for her campaign definitely. She's got this too.

[Doctor Jack]

13. Legitimate question, what makes O'Malley a good VP choice?

I don't know much about him other than he was the governor of Maryland and he ran for president this year.

[IronLionZion]

22. He speaks well and is generally liberal

There is some question about his possibly propping up his crime reduction numbers while Mayor of Baltimore. And some liberals do not like the police tactics he used as mayor. Many of those liberals do not know what Baltimore is like.

He was a good governor when I lived in Maryland.

[elleng]

3. 'also to Senator Sanders for waging an exciting campaign focused on important progressive issues

about which so many of us care so deeply,"

[Amimnoch]

12. I think there could have been a lot less viciousness, but I do agree as well.

I do apply that remark to both sides. I don't think our candidates were terribly vicious, but DAMN the vitriol between the camps was very disheartening at times.

He was definitely 100% successful in getting a number of very important conversations started.

I really hope the steam keeps up and get's a down ticket progressive congress in the works.

[lovemydog]

15. We had a lot of good times here, supporting

O'Malley. Some of the nicest posters I've met here at DU. Very glad O'Malley mentioned a thank you to Senator Sanders. Hope you're doing well and enjoying a good day. I'm looking forward to this weekend and hopefully some cooler weather too.

[elleng]

16. Doing ok, lovemydog.

Returned home after a few days away and that's always good. Weekend weather heating up here, highs 89 and 91!

[DrToast]

6. Be honest.....

Who forgot he ran for President until just now.

[elleng]

7. Please delete the nastiness.

Smart people who bothered to pay attention know a few things:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1281

[lunamagica]

9. Not me

[lunamagica]

8. Thank you, Mr Future POTUS O'Malley!

[BlueMTexpat]

11. Thank you, Governor O'Malley!

[Jopin Klobe]

14. I'm sure that ...

... all of his follower* will stand in line ...


*not a typo

[elleng]

17. Your rudeness is noted and

not appreciated.

[phazed0]

18. Well duh, who else are all the Dems going to endorse? Trump? Lol.

We know where some people really stand, though.

[DesertRat]

19. k&r

[Mohammed_Lee]

20. had to google him.... oh yeah the other candidate that ran... but thanks i guess n/t

[Kingofalldems]

21. Really?

How can a Democrat not know who Martin O'Malley is?

[DavidDvorkin]

23. That was supposed to be sarcasm, I assume.