Democratic Primaries

demmiblue

(36,865 posts) Thu Mar 14, 2019, 01:28 PM Mar 2019

O'Malley endorses O'Rourke for president

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) gave his endorsement to Beto O’Rourke (D) just hours after the former congressman announced he was running for president.

O’Malley, once thought of as a possible candidate himself, said he was “all in” for O’Rourke in a post on Twitter Thursday.

“We’re all in for Beto here in Maryland and I look forward to doing everything in my power to help him beat Donald Trump,” he wrote.

You bet! We’re all in for Beto here in Maryland and I look forward to doing everything in my power to help him beat Donald Trump. https://t.co/7oCoA0mAzg
— Martin O'Malley (@MartinOMalley) March 14, 2019

O’Malley congratulated O’Rourke and his wife Amy in another post on Twitter where he quoted the Texas Democrats' announcement video.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/434063-omalley-endorses-orourke-for-president

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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O'Malley endorses O'Rourke for president (Original Post) demmiblue Mar 2019 OP

He is not running then. Too bad. I like O'Malley lunamagica Mar 2019 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Huffleprecious Mar 2019 #2

maybe they can jam bigtree Mar 2019 #3

Oh! OhZone Mar 2019 #4

I like O'Malley. He might have gotten more attention in pretty much any race other than 2016. TwilightZone Mar 2019 #5

I agree Awsi Dooger Mar 2019 #10

I thought for sure O'Malley would run again in 2020. JaneQPublic Mar 2019 #6

Cool Gothmog Mar 2019 #7

Cool. O'Malley is a good Democrat McCamy Taylor Mar 2019 #8

O'course he does! ;-) NurseJackie Mar 2019 #9

I didn't think much of O'Malley in 2016. LiberalFighter Mar 2019 #11

it might hurt Beto in Maryland PupCamo Mar 2019 #12

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)

1. He is not running then. Too bad. I like O'Malley

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 01:31 PM

Mar 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Response to demmiblue (Original post)

Huffleprecious This message was self-deleted by its author.

bigtree

(85,998 posts)

3. maybe they can jam

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 01:33 PM

Mar 2019

...

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

OhZone

(3,212 posts)

4. Oh!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 01:35 PM

Mar 2019

Oh Oh Oh!

hahahah

Seriously, like both of them.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)

5. I like O'Malley. He might have gotten more attention in pretty much any race other than 2016.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 01:39 PM

Mar 2019

Couldn't really compete with the media's obsession on Trump, Clinton, and Sanders.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)

10. I agree

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 03:30 PM

Mar 2019

He ran into star power and needed a large field. When it's two elite horses in the field you don't want to be the one outsider. There are not enough variables to spoil the top two. You need a 10 or 12 horse field to muddy things up with racing luck, etc.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

JaneQPublic

(7,113 posts)

6. I thought for sure O'Malley would run again in 2020.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 01:44 PM

Mar 2019

Since 2016, he's been spending so much time going around the country helping Dems get elected at every level of government, so I just assumed he was doing it to build support for his own POTUS candidacy.

But, nope, he was just doing it for the good of the party and the country. Go figure!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden