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In reply to the discussion: How about Martin O'Malley for POTUS 2020? [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)48. Yes, I vote for or against the candidates. Period.
I certainly wouldn't refuse to hire a good roofer because I didn't like a neighbor whose house he worked on.
They only matter if they reflect something important about the candidate himself or herself. I didn't pay attention to Pat Buchanan when he ran, so knew little about him, but all the racists and other bad characters who came out of the woodwork to support him were an eye-opener. They said things about him that he was careful not to reveal on the national stage.
I like everything I learned about O'Malley during the campaign, but before voting I would have to find out why in early 2015 Maryland Democrats polled only supported MoM 3% and Hillary 63%. Reasons might aldo say good things to about him to me, but always more to know.
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I think he would be excellent, but on the stage he looks weak. Many Americans seem to
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#51
Yeah, it was a stretch! lol! The idiocracy of thinking Trump was going to eliminate "establishment"
RKP5637
Aug 2017
#59
Now, now, there's no need to bad-mouth Hillary in order to build up M'OM. It does a disservice to
lunamagica
Aug 2017
#77
I know what you mean...however, I like him. He's ALWAYS been a Democrat, and I just
lunamagica
Aug 2017
#22
Yeah, I've been following her career since the San Francisco DA office.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#20
I've said repeatedly that I want more than anything a broad field and a vigorous debate for 2020
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#18
Right now my top picks are Booker, Warren, Newsom, Harris, Franken, Inslee
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#24
Fuck YES!! The former Democratic Governor from the Great State of Maryland.
madinmaryland
Aug 2017
#13
I am really starting to like Joe Kennedy III. He and Gavin Newsom would make a VERY appealing
calimary
Aug 2017
#31
I hope your're right. But after what I saw last year, I doubt I will see a woman POTUS
lunamagica
Aug 2017
#84
Nothing I listed had anything to do with Hillary's history or politics. All the criticism and
lunamagica
Aug 2017
#88