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tomm2thumbs

(13,297 posts)
Fri Oct 9, 2015, 08:48 PM Oct 2015

Martin O'Malley: "People Don't Vote for 'Angry', They Vote For 'President'..."




O'Malley is interviewed by Chris Hayes of MSNBC and speaks to dysfunction in Congress, the run-up to the debates, the contrast between candidates and other issues.

Chris confronts him over his statement '...people don't vote for angry, they vote for President' as to whether he was referring to someone in particular, but he said 'no'. An additional comment of "...unlike a weather vane that blows in the wind, I know where I stand" gave Chris a smile, but you can decide if that was directed at someone else as well.

O'Malley is currently at 2% in New Hampshire and 4% in Iowa and perhaps stands to benefit the most from the upcoming debates nationally as his candidacy has failed to gain major traction.

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Martin O'Malley: "People Don't Vote for 'Angry', They Vote For 'President'..." (Original Post) tomm2thumbs Oct 2015 OP
Unfortunately, sometimes people DO vote for 'angry' forest444 Oct 2015 #1
O'Malley will be doing most of the punching Control-Z Oct 2015 #2
I don't believe the job of the president is to "pull people together".... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #3
Thanks for posting, tomm2thumbs. elleng Oct 2015 #4
Martin O'Malley was a great governor of Maryland for eight years Samantha Oct 2015 #5
That has been the knock on Sen Sanders rpannier Oct 2015 #6
They would make a great team Samantha Oct 2015 #7

Control-Z

(15,681 posts)
2. O'Malley will be doing most of the punching
Fri Oct 9, 2015, 09:56 PM
Oct 2015

on Tuesday, is my guess. And he'll punch everyone on the stage.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
3. I don't believe the job of the president is to "pull people together"....
Fri Oct 9, 2015, 10:31 PM
Oct 2015

That sounds too much like the Beltway crap where they tell the Republican President he has the power to do what he wants but when a Democrat wins they claim he has to make nice and bridge the divide and when Republicans refuse to play nice that means the Democrat failed.

History has shown it's better to just do it. The Republicans have to be dragged into the future and as a bonus you get to laugh at their kicking and screaming.

Samantha

(9,314 posts)
5. Martin O'Malley was a great governor of Maryland for eight years
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:02 AM
Oct 2015

I really admire him. I plan to support Sanders in the primary, and the only thing I regret is that I can't support more than one. O'Malley does make a great point, though. He has the experience of governing and getting things done. He has a right to be proud of his record. He made me proud to live in Maryland.

Sam

rpannier

(24,304 posts)
6. That has been the knock on Sen Sanders
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 02:54 AM
Oct 2015

and it's a fair one (IMO)
I've spoken to both O' Malley and Clinton supporters and they are curious as to how he plans to get these things accomplished
He was mayor of a city, but I know people who feel more secure with someone who has a track record of leading or someone who has been close enough for about 14 years to see it and be a pert of it
Everyone agrees you can never really be ready until you are there, sitting in the chair, holding meetings, making decisions
The question is, "Who is best prepared?"

Like you, I'm supporting Sanders
But I do understand the point about being able to be an executive

Samantha

(9,314 posts)
7. They would make a great team
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 03:57 PM
Oct 2015

and if Sanders chose O'Malley, we would have the Presidency sewn up for perhaps 16 years, if Sanders' health holds up.

I said a long time ago, I would also love Elizabeth Warren sitting in second chair. She said she had been approached by Sanders, as well as Hillary, but that is as far as she went with her remarks....

Sam

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