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Martin O'Malley drawing more attention in Iowa (and still singing!)
Last edited Sat Jul 25, 2015, 08:23 AM - Edit history (3)
Joseph O'Hern ?@JosephOHern 1h1 hour ago@MartinOMalley gets a warm welcome from @afscmeiowa_c61 state convention
Kristin Sosanie ?@ksosanie 1h1 hour ago
@MartinOMalley keynote to AFSCME convention gets big cheer for his record & call for national $15 min wage #iacaucus
Kristin Sosanie ?@ksosanie 18m18 minutes ago
Overflow crowd excited for @MartinOMalley in Beaverdale! #iacaucus
Martin O'Malley ?@MartinOMalley 13m13 minutes ago
Great crowd in #beaverdale for O’Malley! #iacaucus
Martin O'Malley ?@MartinOMalley 6m6 minutes ago
Campaigning the #iowa way, with Q&A. #iacaucus
Samantha-Jo Roth ?@SamanthaJoRoth 5m5 minutes ago
@MartinOMalley stands on a chair, addressing Iowans at Saints Pub & Patio in Beaverdale or "Obamadale" #iacaucus
Lis Smith ?@Lis_Smith 1m1 minute ago
@MartinOMalley in his natural habitat: crushing it in Beaverdale aka Obamadale
Whitney Larsen ?@WhitneyLarsen77
@MartinOMalley decided to serenade the Beaverdale crowd #iacaucuses
#feartheturtle
Samantha-Jo Roth ?@SamanthaJoRoth 10h10 hours ago
This has got to be one of my favorite #iacaucus moments so far - @MartinOMalley breaks out the guitar & sings!
listen: https://twitter.com/SamanthaJoRoth/status/624761864560349185
(longer version w/crowd participation at an earlier event here)
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I previously believed he'd come in 2nd, but his ground work effort is really out pacing everyone else.
Steve Chapman of the Chicago Tribune said this about him:
Clinton may have had the most supporters in the room, and Sanders' populist fury stirred the most anticipation. But if there had been impartial judges giving scores, O'Malley would have been the clear winner — and a sound meter probably would have confirmed it. His lines about redeeming the American Dream and promoting a stronger middle class are standard fare. His selling point was: "I am the only candidate for president with 15 years of executive experience." He stands out, he said, for turning "progressive values into action."
This was where his earnest speech became impassioned, his voice rising over building cheers: "In Baltimore, we took action to save lives by reducing record-high violence to record lows. We increased drug treatment to free thousands of our courageous neighbors from the scourge of drug addiction. ... Driver's licenses for new American immigrants, marriage equality and a ban on assault weapons: and we didn't just talk about it, we actually got it done!" On his mayoral record, O'Malley can point to documented changes that, in the post-Ferguson, Mo., era, seem incompatible. Overall crime fell more in Baltimore than in any other big city. At the same time, shootings by police dropped sharply.
This was where his earnest speech became impassioned, his voice rising over building cheers: "In Baltimore, we took action to save lives by reducing record-high violence to record lows. We increased drug treatment to free thousands of our courageous neighbors from the scourge of drug addiction. ... Driver's licenses for new American immigrants, marriage equality and a ban on assault weapons: and we didn't just talk about it, we actually got it done!" On his mayoral record, O'Malley can point to documented changes that, in the post-Ferguson, Mo., era, seem incompatible. Overall crime fell more in Baltimore than in any other big city. At the same time, shootings by police dropped sharply.
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[div class="excerpt"]And he seems to enjoy the part of the campaign that involves chatting and posing for selfies with voters. At the nearby White Star Ale House, before the dinner, I arrived 10 minutes early for his "meet-and-greet," only to find O'Malley already working a crowd whose numbers would have alarmed the fire marshal. He was still at it when I left an hour later.
Does any of this matter in a race against two far more famous candidates? Maybe not. He lacks Clinton's money and incomparable name recognition, and he lacks Sanders' visceral appeal to the Occupy Wall Street crowd. His narrow path to victory lies in convincing Democrats he's a fresh alternative to the recycled Clinton, but unlike Sanders can be elected.
Guess we'll find out in 6 long months.
Great pics.
