"Former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley and his backers say that, as a younger contender

[elleng]

and a fresh face on the national scene, he is the best November prospect for Democrats. In addition to arguing his own brief, O’Malley has long suggested that Clinton’s calculations make her less viable—saying that 'History celebrates profiles in courage, not profiles in convenience.'"

[CrispyQ]

1. This guy deserves more media time.

The media is such a huge part of our problem!!

[elleng]

2. It/they are doing the work of tptb,

and it's SO clear now, in this election season. 'THEY' don't want viable challenges to the annointed one, so we have few debates, and handicapped 'debates' when they do occur.

[MH1]

3. Exactly. They are binary thinkers in the worst way.

The time for binary thinking is in the GE, not the primary. (and the reason for binary thinking in the general is due to our effed up election rules that turn third party candidates into spoilers. But it is what it is.)