How would you all feel about a Clinton/O'Malley ticket in 2016?

[FarLeftFist]

This would get the base fired up again for 2016 after Obama wins again in 2012. And it rolls off the tongue so well: CLINTON/O'MALLEY 2016

Lets make this happen!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Hilary doesn't want to run for President. Period. n/t

[freshwest]

2. Correct. And who is O'Malley?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I have NO idea!

[freshwest]

10. Well, we had a lot of help quick on that! How about Warren/Grayson?

She can figure things out and he can keep the pubbies in line. Sometimes the VP does a lot of the talking.

Anyone else you have in mind?

[FarLeftFist]

14. I think Warren be would be better served in the Senate for a couple of years, a great ally. Also,

And don't get me wrong, I LOVE Grayson's style, but I'm looking to WIN. ALOT of people in this country view Grayson as a bit 'out there', similar to Kucinich who just recently lost.

[freshwest]

19. Well, O'Malley as Governor is good. But he's not from a big state, though. A lot of influence, true,

But almost unknown in the rest of the country as a whole. What is he about, has he been there a long time, etc.?

[gateley]

24. I see your point, but I sometimes think that people would respond to his no bullshit

manner -- like the Republicans do with Chris Christie.

[freshwest]

28. They certainly would if the media gave him a chance to talk!

[elleng]

6. Maryland Governor.

Good guy.

[CakeGrrl]

7. Governor of Maryland

[Son of Gob]

8. The governor of Maryland

[FarLeftFist]

12. See him here dismantle Bob McDonnell in front of his face.

And he signed gay marriage into law.

http://video.app.msn.com/watch/video/omalley-warns-of-hard-right-turns/6y0xwbg?cpkey=be2c4240-8064-4115-8dde-91a6859ae3f5%7C%7C%7C%7C

[freshwest]

20. Let me see if that'll play. He sounds like a progressive, signing that bill.

[freshwest]

22. Oh, I remember this one. Sounds like a great Democrat!

[FarLeftFist]

27. And not afraid, dismantled McDonnell and conservative ideology right to his face.

I think he could keep Hillary to the Left while rallying that base and Hillary would win MANY Independents, women, blue collar, Unions, etc.

[edgineered]

32. Hell yes for O'Malley

I watched TRMS that night and could not believe how O'Malley dominated and destroyed McDonnell, not with a personal attack that is the norm, but on his political stance. Thanks for the link!

[FSogol]

38. Governor Martin O"Malley, Maryland

He'd be an awesome choice.

[Xyzse]

40. Guessing the Governor of Maryland

If I am not mistaken.

Either way, I don't think so. There should be other prominent Democrats to step up.

[CTyankee]

44. Progressive Dem Governor of Maryland. He's smart and he's attractive. I saw him get into it

with Gov. Christie in some debate and the difference between the likeable, intelligent O'Malley and the snarling, in yer face Christie was really a sight to behold! God help Christie if he is on the national ticket in 2016 against O'Malley. Or Warren, for that matter.

Warren/O'Malley would be an incredibly powerful match.

[freshwest]

47. I'm thinking O'Malley and VP Warren. Both have powerful minds and hearts.

[CTyankee]

52. I'm tired of thinking as women only as VP candidates, not Pres. It's way past time for

a woman candidate and Warren is more than qualified to be president, particularly after some years in the Senate.

There are more women in the legislature of Afghanistan than in the U.S. We ought to be ashamed of ourselves.

[freshwest]

54. The only reason I put her in the VP slot is the old Governors are better meme. But that didn't stop

Senator Obama from winning, did it?

And it would be much better than any of the faux feministas of the GOP.

In the meantime, Obama is it for 2012.

[CakeGrrl]

4. Not taking Hillary at her word, then?

She's said repeatedly that she doesn't want to run.

And what's this "base" of which you speak? You'll be contending with the anti-DLC crowd who want a completely fresh start. Good luck with that.

[Son of Gob]

5. No thanks

[FarLeftFist]

9. If you say no please add reasoning.

[MannyGoldstein]

11. How about an FDR Democrat like Liz Warren for a change?

It's time to admit to ourselves that the third-way thing isn't working out.

[marmar]

16. What Manny said.....

The 90s-vintage Democratic Party needs to go bye-bye.

[FarLeftFist]

17. Clinton for the WIN factor and name recognition, O'Malley to keep her left-minded during presidency.

Although I believe Hillary is alot more Left than we believe. ALOT. And because she see's how far to the right the RWers have gone.

[gateley]

31. I was just discussing this with a Hillary supporter the other day, and I never knew, before

the 2008 campaign, how much Clinton hate there is. I think the Republicans hate the Clintons like we hate the Bushes. And after the woeful turnout for the mid-terms, I'm not confident the Dems are going to show up in 2016.

[CC]

13. Would love to see O'Malley run.

But Clinton no to another run.



For those that do not know who O'Malley is, he is the gov. of MD.

[marmar]

15. No thanks.

Let that era end.

[FarLeftFist]

18. Perhaps Cuomo/O'Malley 2016?

[TorchTheWitch]

21. No

No more DLC'ers. No more Clintons, no more Bushes. No more family presidencies - it stinks of monarchy.

I have absolutely no damn idea who O'Malley is.

Suppose we focus on the election at hand? DU always seems to like puzzling out elections years down the road rather than the one hear and now. It smacks of politics as sport.

[jberryhill]

23. Can the Clintons have a rest?

They've earned it.

Let's see some up and comers in the batting line up. There are 300 million people in this country. I'm sure sure many of them will be over 35 years old in 2016, citizens by birth, and 14 years a resident.

[kwassa]

25. O'Malley's March to the White House

O'Malley may well be the next Dem nominee.

A great local Dem governor with his own great Irish band

[safeinOhio]

26. Introducing Gov. O'Malley

[boxman15]

29. Hillary is not going to run.

I'd love to see O'Malley run in 2016, though. I think he'd make a great president.

But let's focus on 2012 first. And then 2014.

[Drunken Irishman]

30. Clinton ain't running, but O'Malley is my favorite in '16...

[emilyg]

33. Makes my heart beat faster. Yes.

[DonCoquixote]

34. She said she would not run

And frankly, if we learned anything these last few years, it is that we need to skew TO THE LEFT. Sadly,Clinton would have made the same mistake O did, try to make friends with the opposition.

O did not disappoint because he did not act like Clinton, but that he acted TOO MUCH like Clinton, with the same appointees, and the same "let's bring people together" error. He need someone that willo GET IN THE RIGHT WING"S FACE and smash teeth!

[emilyg]

36. I'm old. Want to see a woman prez. before I die.

[DonCoquixote]

43. ok, any woman

I do not think you will want the sort the GOP provide, and frankly, whatever can be said about Hillary, let's have no illusions about her being to the left. She has years in the senate, and on her campaign, to prove she was, but instead, she let Bill slobber all over the place. I still have hoper for the Gillibrands, the Sibeliuse, the napolitanos, and the warrens.

[CTyankee]

45. Me, too. I voted for Hillary in my CT primary because I wanted the feeling that I had at least

ONCE voted for a woman for president. My early favorite, John (may he rot in hell) Edwards, had dropped out before the primary and thank god for that.

I think a Warren/O'Malley ticket would be so attractive and appealing to so many people that it would be a natural. However, the only drawback, if that drawback still exists, would be region. Maybe Warren/Schweitzer (bringing in the mountain west states) would work better. But I'd hate to give up O'Malley.

[emilyg]

50. I even wrote in her name in general.

[AtomicKitten]

55. Bless your heart.

[jmowreader]

35. You want to REALLY stomp the Republicans and fire up the Democrats?

Brian Schweitzer/Martin O'Malley 2016

Montana is red as a Corvette and still reelected Brian Schweitzer. Because he's so fucking good.

[CTyankee]

53. Schweitzer has been a fave of mine since I heard Al Franken interview him on his Air America

radio show back in 07.

But I want a woman running for president on the Dem ticket in 2016. We've got many, many great women to choose from. Why is it so hard to bring down that glass ceiling at long last?

[WI_DEM]

37. let's get thru this election first before beginning to speculate on 2016?

[FSogol]

39. +1 n/t

[hifiguy]

41. I don't think HRC is going to run, and I don't like the idea of

dynasties.

Everything I've heard about O'Malley I like so far.

[MrSlayer]

42. I can see it.

Hillary says she's done with politics but I can see her retiring from State if President Obama wins a second term to recharge her batteries for a final run for the Presidency.

It could happen and probably will.

[emilyg]

56. Yes. Trump who is a

good friend of both Clintons said she would be interested.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

46. I think Hillary means it when she is going to retire, but.....

.....I love the idea of Martin O'Malley being on the 2016, whether it be top or bottom.

But I don't think Hillary's going to run. Between her and Bill, I don't think there are two people with a more impressive list of accomplishments and I think they've probably reached the apex. Bill will be doing his thing worldwide, and Hillary will be over 70, I believe. Perhaps Chelsea will be a mom by then and maybe Hillary might want to just enjoy sitting back and being a grandparent. But I don't know.

But yes definitely to O'Malley. Maryland has avoided the worst of the Great Recession thanks to O'Malley's policies, and Maryland has arguably the best public education system in the state. Plus the guy is a rock star. Literally. A rock star.

[JPZenger]

49. Ironic - Tommy Carcetti endorses O'Malley

That's great - in the above post, fictional Baltimore Mayor and Md. Governor Carcetti endorses real-life Baltimore Mayor and Md. Governor O'Malley.

The writers of the The Wire insist that Carcetti was not based upon O'Malley. In fact, most of the events in the Wire are loosely based upon things that happened in Baltimore in earlier years.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

51. They claim Carcetti was a composite character.....

...however, the scene where Carcetti had to go to Annapolis to beg for school funding from the governor was straight out of an incident involving then-Mayor O'Malley and then-Governor Robert Erlich. As a nod to the situation, Erlich himself played the Governor's security guard in that scene.

[JPZenger]

48. Hillary Looks very tired, O'Malley may be presidential candidate in 2016

I think voters will be looking for someone who cannot be blamed for the impasses in DC. O'Malley seems to be towards the top of the list for 2016.