Thank you, Martin O'Malley, for an honorable campaign well run.

[Ken Burch]

And to those who supported M'oM...my condolences, but take heart:

We haven't heard the last of this guy.

[Arazi]

1. +1 eom

[white_wolf]

2. I'm sorry to see him go. He was my 2nd choice.

I hope to see him next time, because I think he has a lot of good ideas.

[book_worm]

3. I couldn't agree more.

[hoosierlib]

4. K&R

He's a good guy...just not the right year...

[MrMickeysMom]

5. Amen!

[cyberswede]

6. Hear hear. I felt bad for his people at my caucus...

One was a local priest, and the other a lawyer friend of mine (both realigned to SVS). There were 4 people for MOM out of 148 in my precinct.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. I agree. I like O'Malley, hope we see more of him.

He was my #2 choice, definitely.

[morningfog]

8. Nothing but good things to say about him.

[Armstead]

9. Symnpathies, especially to the DUers who have worked so hard for him

[Samantha]

10. I do agree

We haven't heard the last from Martin O'Malley. He is a stellar candidate.

Sam

[restorefreedom]

11. we will meet again, martin.

and peace to him and his supporters.

[cherokeeprogressive]

12. I will work for Martin O'Malley's campaign one day.

Of that I'm sure.

[femmedem]

13. Yes, he has been an extremely worthy candidate and his supporters have been passionate

and knowledgeable.

Elleng, thank you for all the information you have given us about him. He couldn't have asked for a better advocate.

[PowerToThePeople]

14. ..

A good man, Governor O'Malley.

[one_voice]

15. I was really hoping that something special would happen tonight...

[Ken Burch]

22. As a Kucinich guy from '04 and '08, I can relate.

I can see M'oM ending up in a HRC or a Bernie cabinet in some capacity.

[rpannier]

44. Me too

I was hoping a strong 3rd or a weak 2nd

[brooklynite]

16. I will concur...and kudos to his supporters here for a civil discussion

[saltpoint]

17. Agree. He's a class act. Whoever is

our nominee, may our nominee win the White House, and appoint Martin O'Malley to a top position.

[angrychair]

18. Thanks Gov. O'Malley

Your input was valued.

[Gregorian]

19. A man with progressive principles who brings a fresh approach. Excellent.

Next time we'll give him more time.

[Cheese Sandwich]

20. I don't understand how we talk about O'Malley without talking about is record in Baltimore

How can you illegally and unconstitutionally jail tens of thousands of people and then be celebrated as some kind of super liberal? It makes no sense. If Baltimore was in another country we'd have no trouble calling O'Malley's policies for what they were: Racial oppression. So I won't miss him. And O'Malley will never be president. You can't win the Democratic nomination without the black vote. And he will never ever get it.

[jeff47]

21. 'Cause he was also governor. After mayor.

Sometimes, even politicians learn.

[Cheese Sandwich]

23. But some people never learn

He defends it. There has to be a political price for it.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/09/20/3703506/martin-omalley-defends-his-record-of-zero-tolerance-policing-as-activists-march-against-it/

[jeff47]

30. And he's paying it.

I think he didn't want to completely distance himself from his time at mayor, because it's a good chunk of his political experience. And that's not an easy thing to halfway-do. So he embraced it this time.

If he gets elected to something else, it'll be lower than president and easier to distance himself from his time as mayor.

[AOR]

59. +1

[snooper2]

63. Why don't you look at the fucking murder rate and how it dropped...

A lot of people in communities are happy he got assholes shooting each other off the street...

[Cheese Sandwich]

64. It dropped everywhere. Brutal abusive policing is not a good way to fight crime.

[FSogol]

65. Still smearing his record? The problem was mass arrests, not police brutality.

Police brutality went down under O'Malley due to his civilian review board over the police. Shootings by the police also went to an all-time low. So did crime which is why he was reelected each time by larger margins.

[PragmaticLiberal]

68. There you go spouting those facts again.

[KingCharlemagne]

24. The more I learned about him, the more I liked and like him. Hope President Sanders

Finds a spot in his Cabinet for him.

[VulgarPoet]

25. I have a few grievances with him, but far less than I have with Hillary.

Hope to see him run again, I have respect for what he's done up till now. Definitely a good man, definitely a good campaign.

[Duckhunter935]

26. Indeed so

[Lucinda]

27. KNR for MOM ~ MOM's Du'ers

[antigop]

28. k&r nt

[awake]

29. Thank you Martin for being who you are

Looking forward to seeing your work in the next administration.

[sarge43]

31. He leaves the field with honor as do his supporters n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

32. My 2nd. choice . Would be great in the VP slot.

[IrishEyes]

54. I agree

He would make a great vice president. I have always liked him.

[rhett o rick]

62. I agree. nm

[zentrum]

33. He really helped Bernie

…..in the debates.

He has a bright future. Hope he stays a real progressive.

[Ccarmona]

34. He Sould Be

The VEEP, no matter if it's HOC or Bernie

[Ken Burch]

35. He would have to be in either of their thinking on that. n/t.

[SusanCalvin]

36. I hope this gets 500+ recs.

[krawhitham]

37. +1 eom

[tavernier]

38. All of our candidates are decent people

and I would have been happy to support any and all of them.

[BlueMTexpat]

42. +1! eom

[billhicks76]

39. O'Malley Seems Honorable For A Politician

The opposite of Hillary.

[southerncrone]

40. Truly a quality candidate we can all be proud of & look forward to seeing in the future!

[Marty McGraw]

41. I wish MOM was viable as

a VP option this go around but we have to have someone that will contrast to either of the 2 that win and that's just not him this go around. Too bad. He's very solid on the real issues that confront us today and is fairly down to earth.

[MissDeeds]

43. Kudos to Martin O'Malley

He ran a positive, ethical campaign. I wish him and his supporters the best!

[myrna minx]

45. Hear! hear!

[senseandsensibility]

46. Thanks for this thread.

to MOM and his supporters. In situations like this, I always feel so badly for his "4" or however many delegates. They are the true believers, I feel so badly for them, and hope this doesn't make them cynical.

[Ken Burch]

47. At one point this evening, MSNBC showed O'Malley's Iowa HQ

with the lights turned out and looking like no one was there.

Seemed really mean to me that they went with that shot.

No need to kick the guy when he was down like that.

[senseandsensibility]

48. Saw that.

Their coverage has been horrible. I couldn't take it, so I changed channels. Every time I switched back, Rubio was on or they were covering the republicans.

[elleng]

72. What ELSE is/was 'new,' Ken?

in case anyone wonders WHY.

[Odin2005]

49. He'd make a good cabinet member!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

50. My former governor did great things for his state. He is a principled, good man who cares

for the people.

Nice job, MOM!

[Feeling the Bern]

51. Sanders/O'Malley 2016!!! A ticket we all can support!

[hifiguy]

75. In a New York nanosecond.

Would LOVE to see it!

[bigwillq]

52. Cheers to MoM.

I hope he stays active in public service. I'm sure he will.

[Dustlawyer]

53. I am glad that he is around and I will not be surprised to see him in D.C.

soon. Make a great Senator, or pick up after Bernie leaves office.

[840high]

55. I'd like that very much.

[Vattel]

56. I think O'Mlley made a huge contribution in his vigorous defense of immigrant rights.

[Initech]

57. Maybe Bernie could pick O'Malley as VP?

[AOR]

58. This kind of "loving" bullshit for another capitalist tool dispensed with...

does NOTHING to advance the cause of any working class platform. O'Malley is a capitalist hack and a blatant red-baiter. As vanilla a "leftist" as Sanders is he is the only one saying ANYTHING that resembles ANYTHING that is part of any leftist platform... however little it may be. Fuck Martin O'Malley and his derision of "Socialist" causes and red-baiting Sanders in the debates.

[Ken Burch]

67. As another Sanders supporter, may I take this opportunity to say...

1) It's not cool to kick people when they're down(other than Hitler and Trump).

2) O'Malley has his flaws, but he isn't the Antichrist.

3) A lot of O'Malley supporters say Bernie is their second choice...pissing on their candidate hurts Bernie's chances.

[AOR]

70. Like I said Ken... fuck O'Malley...

anybody claiming to represent the interests of a working class platform or movement going forward that is red-baiting deserves nothing but scorn. This is a point in history for truth not unyielding belief in personalities or what's "good for the party." Sanders supporters want a little help from leftists then stop defending the fucking red-baiters in the Democratic Party. Fuck every single one of them that would indulge in it to defend this system that is destroying millions.

[burrowowl]

60. Good Job!

O'Malley! Hope to see you soon running for Senate1

[oasis]

61. Outstanding individual and statesman. He'll be heard from before long.

Meanwhile, a tip of the hat.

[turbinetree]

66. I truly wish that he would run against Andy (Club for Growth) Harris

Harris is a corporate right wing hypocrite lackey------------------yes I think Andy harris is a lackey a corporate hypocrite lackey---------------------he has done nothing for the congressional district except whine about what DC does



Honk----------------------- for a politicaal revolution

Bernie 2016

[The Blue Flower]

69. I sincerely hope Bernie picks him as a running mate

I have been impressed with him from the start.

[elleng]

71. Thank you, Ken Burch.

[Ivan Kaputski]

73. k and r

[hifiguy]

74. Totally agree. I anticipate hearing plenty from Gov. O'Malley

in the future. He has a lot to offer.

[AikidoSoul]

76. I like him and think he should be part of the Quiet Revolution

that Sanders started.

Thank you Mr. Burch for posting this.

[stage left]

77. Indeed

We will hear more from Martin O'Malley.

[JDPriestly]

78. K&R for Martin O'Malley. He was a great candidate.

[sus453]

79. K&R from here too.

I was no fan of Martin O'Malley as Maryland governor because of his support and finagling for the Walmart in central Baltimore, and was surprised to hear that he was running for president, but . . . he ran a good campaign, and, to my pleasant surprise, came out far to the left of Hillary on most issues; he also pressured on her positions in the debates.

I have a feeling this will not be the last we we will see of Martin O'Malley.

[femmocrat]

80. K & R nt

[Nitram]

81. I'm sure he hsa a long career ahead of him.

Be keeping an eye on him in future races.