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rogerashton

(3,960 posts) Fri Mar 6, 2015, 06:27 PM Mar 2015

Make no mistake -- I will vote for Hillary if she is our nominee [View all]

and will be happy to. But I do think we need a plan B. Any human enterprise can fail -- even Clinton enterprises -- and I had a health crisis myself that put me on the sidelines for a year when I was younger than Hil. (Feeling great now, thanks for asking.) So I will probably support another candidate in the primaries, just for that reason.

I love Bernie and Elizabeth, but I don't think of them in Plan B terms. Deval Patrick? He says he is not going to run, and probably won't. Ed Rendell? Nah ....

I don't know a lot about Martin O'Malley, but what I know looks pretty good, and he has one thing going for him: he wants it.

Any thoughts?

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Make no mistake -- I will vote for Hillary if she is our nominee [View all] rogerashton Mar 2015 OP

Al Franken would be awesome. Plan B is always a good idea. NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #1

Al's candidacy could be a helluva lot of fun -- rogerashton Mar 2015 #2

Can you just see him in a debate with a Rick Perry or Cruz? AMAZING because NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #4

++ + n/t MBS Mar 2015 #17

But he'd only get to serve eight years KamaAina Mar 2015 #19

This is one of our weakest benches in recent memory... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #3

I'm for O'Malley. Here's his resume FSogol Mar 2015 #5

I like what you have posted on O'Malley Andy823 Mar 2015 #9

There are reports that he has done some favors for rogerashton Mar 2015 #10

Thanks for the link. nt Andy823 Mar 2015 #11

So why did Maryland just vote in a repuke as his successor? KamaAina Mar 2015 #20

He was term limited and his Lt Gov ran a horrendous campaign. FSogol Mar 2015 #21

One wonders how many of those 'puke voters have "Treasure The Chesapeake" plates KamaAina Mar 2015 #23

That's an excellent question Aerows Mar 2015 #28

In VA in 1992(?) they wanted to raise State tax by 1 cents per dollar. FSogol Mar 2015 #29

Gray Davis dared to raise the vehicle registration fee in CA KamaAina Mar 2015 #32

It was also because daredtowork Mar 2015 #34

Davis was investigating the California energy debacle Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #35

Thank you. 840high Mar 2015 #31

Dem leadership seems very committed to having no vigorous challengers to Hillary Dems to Win Mar 2015 #6

Thanks, very interesting post. Barbara Lee would get my vote! RiverLover Mar 2015 #15

O'Malley is friendly w/ HRC, but I think he is sensing that there might FSogol Mar 2015 #24

Make no mistake, I will too. Rex Mar 2015 #7

Exactly. Andy823 Mar 2015 #12

I'd rather chop my hand off than not vote OR knowingly allow Jeb Bush to win. Rex Mar 2015 #14

Agree. O'Malley is taking Plan B more seriously elfin Mar 2015 #8

The CONS are desperate... butterfly77 Mar 2015 #13

I will vote for Hillary if she is the nominee Politicalboi Mar 2015 #16

If I stayed home and a repuke won and appointed antichoice justices to the Supreme Court CTyankee Mar 2015 #18

Gus Savage is still on the bench. AngryAmish Mar 2015 #22

I am dubious of Hillary Clinton Aerows Mar 2015 #26

I will too Aerows Mar 2015 #25

Have you never wondered about sadoldgirl Mar 2015 #27

I;m going to find out all 840high Mar 2015 #30

I wish Hillary herself would sanction a plan B daredtowork Mar 2015 #33