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Martin O'Malley

Recursion

(56,582 posts) Tue May 17, 2016, 11:55 PM May 2016

Looks like tonight was O'Malley's best showing. 1.5%

I still wonder, if he'd had the money to stay in, if he could have wound up as the "grown-up in the room" candidate.

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Looks like tonight was O'Malley's best showing. 1.5% (Original Post) Recursion May 2016 OP

If he'd had money to stay in elleng May 2016 #1

And was allowed in the debates! scscholar May 2016 #2

I noticed that JustAnotherGen May 2016 #3

He was the best thing going in ... and we are left to try and pick and choose Peacetrain May 2016 #4

Well said (nt) Recursion May 2016 #5

elleng

(136,043 posts)

1. If he'd had money to stay in

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed May 18, 2016, 12:03 AM

May 2016

(and do more, make himself much better known,) it's still hard to know, given the 2 'elephants' he'd have to contend with.

scscholar

(2,902 posts)

2. And was allowed in the debates!

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed May 18, 2016, 12:36 AM

May 2016

It was sad to take time off of work to go to my one friend that has cable (Seattle sucks for cable despite the government-granted monopoly over most of the city to Comcast) to only not see him be allowed to be in the debate.

JustAnotherGen

(33,544 posts)

3. I noticed that

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed May 18, 2016, 02:47 AM

May 2016

Peacetrain

(23,626 posts)

4. He was the best thing going in ... and we are left to try and pick and choose

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed May 18, 2016, 10:40 AM

May 2016

the better of the two we each think will move the country forward.... but in order to win.. you have to win so to speak.. and I had to accept that.. it was not going to happen this time.. but I sure hope he will give it another turn.. will run again..

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

5. Well said (nt)

Reply to Peacetrain (Reply #4)

Wed May 18, 2016, 12:31 PM

May 2016

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