It looks like he's building local relationships and support to hit the ground running.
It looks like he is starting to build some relationships in the south. That would be a very smart move to get a handle on regional differences in political priorities and the languages of ordinary citizens.
O’Malley headed to Louisiana and Texas for series of campaign events in coming days
According to an aide, O’Malley will speak at a Women for Mary reception in New Orleans before joining her brother, Mitch Landrieu, the city’s mayor, for a couple of events focused on the senator’s efforts to secure hurricane-relief funding.
On Thursday, O’Malley is booked to appear at the University of Texas at Austin for a rally on early voting. O’Malley is then expected to join students and Democratic activists in spreading the word on campus and in surrounding communities.
O’Malley has said he is preparing for a 2016 presidential bid regardless of whether Hillary Rodham Clinton decides to run. He recently told The Washington Post that he will probably decide whether to move forward by the time his tenure as governor ends in late January.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/omalley-headed-to-louisiana-and-texas-for-series-of-campaign-events-in-coming-days/2014/10/21/a0a655f4-596b-11e4-8264-deed989ae9a2_story.html
That would be in keeping with his history. He started out working in the field for Dem candidates. Then, when he started his own political career he ran for city council to mayor to governor.
One article said his parents met at Dem headquarters. I think his story has a really interesting populist\Kennedy-esque juxtaposition. A guy who was born into a family that taught him to EARN an opportunity to serve in a political capacity makes for a great romantic life story.
I love the bottom up trajectory and I am so interested to hear what he has to say.
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