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In reply to the discussion: Why I Support Hillary Clinton (show me where I am wrong) [View all]Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)Martin O'Malley served eight years on the City Council, eight years as Mayor of a major city, and eight years as a Governor. I'm not aware of any actual county commissioners who are contemplating a run.
You're right that O'Malley trails in name recognition. If name recognition is everything, though, then we can skip the primaries and just see Bush versus Clinton redux. There are people in both parties who aren't thrilled with that prospect.
Many of the people who agree with O'Malley in condemning the "triangulation" strategy would love to see Elizabeth Warren as President. I'm among them, but, alas, I think it very unlikely that she'll run. O'Malley hasn't declared, but he's been working on the possibility for more than a year already. I think it more likely than not that he will run. Note that, when Barbara Mikulski announced her retirement, O'Malley fairly quickly took himself out of the race for her Senate seat, a race in which he would have been a big favorite. That was taken as an indication that he's serious about a national campaign.