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2016 Postmortem

MeNMyVolt

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21. WTH? No.

Reply to daybranch (Original post)

Tue Dec 29, 2015, 06:33 PM

Dec 2015

If IA doesn't come in well for him then maybe. You know, he does have supporters on this board, and in IA.

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Is it time for O Malley to call it quits? [View all] daybranch Dec 2015 OP

Get your peanuts! Get your popcorn! brooklynite Dec 2015 #1

Who? eom MohRokTah Dec 2015 #2

No. He's clearly passionate about it. cali Dec 2015 #3

No! leftofcool Dec 2015 #4

No. n/t zappaman Dec 2015 #5

He needs to stay in, I think, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2015 #6

I think he can stay as long as he wishes. Juicy_Bellows Dec 2015 #7

If only he WERE sucking up time! elleng Dec 2015 #8

I hope he stays in. I like the mix rather than just two duking it out. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2015 #9

He can drop out after Iowa nt geek tragedy Dec 2015 #10

No. NuclearDem Dec 2015 #11

All ten of them! morningfog Dec 2015 #20

Yeah, it's a bit more than ten. NuclearDem Dec 2015 #25

It is. But what could he say to reach them that he hasn't said? morningfog Dec 2015 #40

I guess Sander supporters are like this to all candidate's supporters. one_voice Dec 2015 #37

It's just a stupid Post, nothing against O'Malley. morningfog Dec 2015 #39

I expect O'Malley to floriduck Dec 2015 #29

From a purely tactical perspective, I'm happy to have him in the race, and deny Sanders the 1-on-1 tritsofme Dec 2015 #12

It's really his choice. He deserves us to respect that at the least. HereSince1628 Dec 2015 #13

Maybe after New Hampshire. Motown_Johnny Dec 2015 #14

No bigwillq Dec 2015 #15

Oh but the voters just do not know him yet. He needs the airtime and the debates. riversedge Dec 2015 #16

Now, where have I heard that before? brooklynite Dec 2015 #41

I just couldn't resist tossing that one out. riversedge Dec 2015 #44

No. BlueMTexpat Dec 2015 #17

O'Malley presents very serious policy statements. I realize that guillaumeb Dec 2015 #18

No. Koinos Dec 2015 #19

WTH? No. MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #21

No. I want to hear more from him. I am okay with his air time. Hiraeth Dec 2015 #22

No way farleftlib Dec 2015 #23

I saw this on the news...yeah ok the weather sucked... Historic NY Dec 2015 #24

No. Why should he? MoonRiver Dec 2015 #26

No. n/t Agschmid Dec 2015 #27

Not with the ground game he has built in Iowa. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #28

I guess that may be the case nationally, in some polls, but in Iowa and New Hampshire StevieM Dec 2015 #32

He, like most on the Right, seem to be holding out for their Federal Matching Campaign Funds. nt TheBlackAdder Dec 2015 #30

Could you explain that to me? How long do these candidates need to stay in the race in order StevieM Dec 2015 #33

Payments are made in January of the election year, and in subsequent months thereafter. TheBlackAdder Dec 2015 #36

It sounds to me like a candidate is still eligible for matching funds if they suspend their campaign StevieM Dec 2015 #42

He's just taking up space. Le Taz Hot Dec 2015 #31

I don't have an opinion on this one way or another. LWolf Dec 2015 #34

Yesterday I would have given an enthusiastic NO! demwing Dec 2015 #35

weird bigtree Dec 2015 #47

Maybe if the media wasn't so intent on.. one_voice Dec 2015 #38

No. eom lunamagica Dec 2015 #43

Looks like your hit and run post didn't go the way you wanted. FSogol Dec 2015 #45

I remember when Sanders supporters were complaining about a coronation bigtree Dec 2015 #46