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global1

(26,507 posts) Fri May 29, 2015, 02:28 PM May 2015

Is It Fair To Say That More People Know Who Bernie Is Than They Do Of O'Malley?..... [View all]

I never actually heard of O'Malley until recently. I'm thinking the first time I heard his name mentioned was during the recent unrest in Baltimore. Now he's going to be a Dem Presidential contender?

Help me here - why should I think better of O'Malley than Bernie?

Come to think about it - I don't even know what O'Malley looks like. If you showed me pics of politicians - I couldn't identify him and point to him. I wonder if I'm alone on this or if many feel the same way.

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Is It Fair To Say That More People Know Who Bernie Is Than They Do Of O'Malley?..... [View all] global1 May 2015 OP

I have been aware of Bernie Sanders SheilaT May 2015 #1

You shouldn't JustAnotherGen May 2015 #2

do not know a great deal about O'Malley ..... chillfactor May 2015 #3

Down here (FL), more probably know O'Malley... Sancho May 2015 #4

Maryland population is 6 million, Vermont is less than a million. Nye Bevan May 2015 #5

Especially in northern Virginia KamaAina May 2015 #7

And as Virginia got worse under Bob "Grift" McDonnell it was easy to look North and FSogol May 2015 #15

The question is, why should you think better of O'Malley than Hillary? KamaAina May 2015 #6

nationally outside the world of political junkies bernie and o'malley are unknown nt msongs May 2015 #8

O'Malley is a good Democrat and should be welcomed to the primary. leftofcool May 2015 #9

One way to think about it Proud Public Servant May 2015 #10

Exactly...and why we need public financing of elections. Octafish May 2015 #11

Both have a serious national name recognition problem MineralMan May 2015 #12

Tough call MANative May 2015 #13

Is it fair to say the primaries haven't started yet? Kalidurga May 2015 #14

Exactly. We are at the beginning of the race. Let's check back on name recognition FSogol May 2015 #16