In case you missed it in his speech: O'Malley took the gloves off and hit Hillary where it hurts

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170. Most people don't know O'Malley -- yet.

The O'Malley Group is a good place to start to learn more about O'Malley's progressive credentials and actual accomplishments as governor of Maryland. He has done one heck of a lot. He is justified in being confident about his executive ability. Don't underestimate him.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1281

One further question I ask myself is which candidate will have better coattails for getting more democrats into the House and Senate. That would be an incremental step in "getting things done." Which candidate will be more comfortable working within the democratic party system? Which candidate will bring the party together after the democratic convention? Which candidate will call himself or herself a democrat in his or her acceptance speech at the convention? Can Bernie bend that far?

Martin O'Malley is and has always been a democrat. I see no point in Bernie's insistence in retaining the label "democratic socialist," apart from stubbornness. That will hurt him in the general election, and it will affect his ability to work with the democratic party. Our nominee has got to get "non-socialist" democrats elected and will in turn rely on "non-socialist" democrats for support in getting elected. Without party unity and solidarity (may sound corny to many, but that doesn't make it less true), we won't get the coattail victory we need to win back the legislature.