A Big Hearty Hug to EllenG - Your Support of Martin O'Malley was Epic!

[tomm2thumbs]

I hope all DU'ers can agree...

Hearing news of the campaign being suspended can't be welcome, but hope you know your efforts on this board and no doubt elsewhere were heard far and wide.

You done great and always were stepping up to the plate to bat for your candidate.

Great job, all my respect and much kudos your way!!!


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on edit, please note any other notables who were supporting O'Malley -- heard many notes about BigTree and others -- they all deserve our love and admiration

[daleanime]

1. Indeed....

[stonecutter357]

2. K&R!

[Armstead]

3. Yep..Many kudos to her

[NanceGreggs]

4. She's been amazing!!!

[Flying Phoenix]

5. I can think of a few O'Malley supporters too that deserves kudos: askew, Recursion, FrodosPet

and a few others I forgot. Andy823 too!

[Number23]

34. All of those and bigtree and JAG too. They have taken the high road time and again even when

confronted with some really nasty, idiotic attacks.

O'Malley is very fortunate in the advocates he has here. Very, very fortunate.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Ditto. Great support for O'Malley, and always positive.

I like O'Malley and hope we haven't seen the last of him.

[bigtree]

7. big kick for elleng!

[Lucinda]

8. KNR for Ellen and the rest of MOM's Du'ers

Much respect to you all.

[FrenchieCat]

9. Love me some EllenG....

she knows it! We go wayyyy back!

[Raine1967]

59. LOVE! and Kick.

[beam me up scottie]

10. Yes, she never torn down Bernie to build up Martin!

[restorefreedom]

11. ellen has been awesome!!!

[JohnnyLib2]

12. For sure. Darn near "turned" me!

[Aerows]

13. I absolutely agree!

You didn't devolve into nastiness ever, and promoted your candidate well.

[antigop]

14. thank you, elleng. You are amazing! nt

[ScreamingMeemie]

15. Of all the vocal candidate supporters, elleng was the only one who showed consistent class in this

forum. DU needs WAY more of you, elleng. Like WAY more.

[Hiraeth]

69. you are right. very classy lady. wish I could be more like her.

[Duckhunter935]

16. indeed, a great DU member

And a great candidate 👍👍

[Samantha]

17. Yes, it was

We have not seen the last of O'Malley.

I know how you feel EllenG, and my heart hurts for you. You supported a stellar candidate, and you will see him running again.

Sam

[pugetres]

18. A credit to his campaign!

[cyberswede]

19. ...and bigtree, too!

I hope to see more of O'Malley in the future.

[MrMickeysMom]

20. Much to be admired about EllenG ...

Her attitude is something to emulate. I'll try my best, EllenG!

[ScreamingMeemie]

22. I mean this with good intentions, and you can run a search of my name and posts

to find I am not a big supporter of either remaining Dem...yet, but your sigline? That will make it be impossible for you to come close. In fact any sigline that refers to whatever that dustup was makes it impossible for one to emulate elleng's class when posting.

Again, I mean that in the spirit of friendship.

[MrMickeysMom]

33. I'm not sure what you mean, ScreamingMeemie...

[ScreamingMeemie]

38. The Hillary and the bugs...

...I didn't know that poster well (I tend to avoid the drama on DU), and the battling siglines reminds me of high school. The calls to jury on both Hillary and Bernie supporter posts tend to be littered with those bug siglines.

That's what I'm saying. I tried to hang out here on Iowa caucus night because, as jaded as I am, I still enjoy the scene. It wasn't so very enjoyable this evening, and the supporters of both remaining candidates (at least those who speak loudest here) make it hard for me to like their candidate. That is as honest as I can be. elleng did an amazing job at keeping her cool.

[MrMickeysMom]

41. I agree about EllenG...

I guess it's the bugs that bug you.

The bugs, by the way may have been stirred up by me. When a certain DU poster was treated to a boot out of DU, and he used a crawling bug in his sig line, then I generated bugs in a tribute thread to him. This thread got pretty big and before you knew it, there were bugs being smashed. I simply made a "smash proof" flyswatter.

I guess that bugged you.

[ScreamingMeemie]

43. I hope, someday, you take the intent of my message to heart.

The rest? I can't help you with.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

21. bigtree as well -

MOM was my #2 in this race and I am very sorry he is dropping out. You guys did him proud here on this board.

[mcar]

23. Much respect to Gov O'Malley and his supporters

I wish only the best for him.

[one_voice]

24. She's was great..

Also bigtree & FSogol. Sorry if I forgot anyone!

They made me proud to be an O'Malley supporter!

[alcibiades_mystery]

25. Word

elleng you rock!!!

[bettyellen]

26. and Bigtree and....

[Arazi]

27. And bigtree! My deepest respect for their intense efforts Eom

[Purveyor]

28. Yes it was and with grace too.

[1StrongBlackMan]

29. +1 ... I wish I had her discipline. eom

[Lifelong Protester]

30. Respect to you, and your candidate.

He has some good ideas.

[tomm2thumbs]

31. endless admiration !!!!

[ProgressiveEconomist]

32. K&R, for positive support

of a progressive Democrat with a bright future

[zentrum]

35. Yes. Thank you.

[SoapBox]

36. Agreed.

EllenG...sorry to hear about Mr. O'Malley tonight.

My regards.

[nolabear]

37. Yes. Done with tenacity and class.

[Luminous Animal]

39. I concur. To all those who support O'Malley a huge hug.

[tularetom]

40. She worked tirelessly on the governor's behalf and she did so with dignity

Gov. O'Malley can be proud to have inspired supporters like elleng.

[blue neen]

42. Excellent job, elleng!

Proud to be a Democrat with you!

[madfloridian]

44. EllenG and bigtree...great advocates.

[Jack Rabbit]

45. This DUer agrees

I admire the lonely warriors.

[Recursion]

46. Absolutely (nt)

[MissDeeds]

47. You rock, EllenG

No candidate could have a more devoted, passionate and positive supporter. You did Martin proud.

[Ken Burch]

48. It's a mark of true loyalty to fight on to the end in a situation like that. n/t.

[ljm2002]

49. Yes elleng's support for MOM has been epic...

...and she managed to remain more than civil throughout which is more than can be said for most of us, myself definitely included.

Thanks elleng for showing us how it's done. I hope your man goes on to great things!

[Marty McGraw]

50. ( ._.)

[myrna minx]

51. All of my best to you all. O'Malley is a good guy.

[ms liberty]

52. Yes, to all MOM supporters

A big hug, and thank you all for your civil discourse. I've enjoyed learning about him. I hope and expect to see much more of him in the future.

[BigBearJohn]

53. Love to EllenG

[ybbor]

54. Hear hear!

What a great advocate for an excellent candidate!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

55. EllenG is a friend of mine, and I concur with your post!

She has been a staunch supporter of Martin O'Malley and a class act the whole way through!

I know it's hard to see him drop out. But I am sure we haven't seen the last of him!

He'll be a great President some day!

[Kali]

56. EllenG and the MOM group are both class acts

[sabrina 1]

57. I agree, I am sad that Martin is out of the race, he added so much to this campaign.

To all his supporters, you were wonderful advocates for your candidate. I could see him running again in the future, and absent Bernie, he would have been my choice.

Congrats for a job well done to Martin O'Malley!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

58. He was a great governor for my state. Proud of MOM.

[LovingA2andMI]

60. It's Not Over for MOM...

He Will Be in The Democratic Presidential Winners Cabinet in 2016/17! Onward to NW - Bernie Love!

[Uncle Joe]

61. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, tomm2thumbs.

[Raine1967]

62. EllenG deserves EVERY kind of hug.

WE did what we could, we advocated for our candidate.

Ellen was there at the frontline EVERY step of the way.

[Feeling the Bern]

63. Sanders/O'Malley 2016!!! A ticket we all can support!

[bigwillq]

64. Cheers to EllenG

Pure class.

And cheers to Martin.



K and R

[elleng]

65. THANK YOU ALL!

[hifiguy]

66. Hear hear!

I look forward to seeing more of him in the future. I think he has a bright future.

[PoliticAverse]

67. Both elleng and bigtree really represented their candidate well. n/t

[quakerboy]

68. In a different year, they had a good candidate.

And I think that both they and their candidate have done a respectable job, especially given the circumstances.

[PoliticAverse]

70. I think O'malley was running for 2020 or 2024. n/t

[quakerboy]

72. Could be

I hope we wont need him for 2020, and whoever gets the VP nod will be favored after, with any luck. But he does seem to be a very elligible choice if things do not go ideally at any point in between.

[passiveporcupine]

71. Way to go Elleng

[oasis]

73. Elleng, your commitment and hard work speaks volumes about you.

[Autumn]

74. I am sad that he suspended his campaign.

Good man.

[Peacetrain]

75. Thank you elleng. long night..

[Jarqui]

76. +1

I thought he was a fine candidate. Good in the debates (when the let him answer a question.

I do not understand why he didn't get more votes

He was a better candidate than anyone in the GOP

[Tom Rinaldo]

77. Absolutely. Always with passion and positive spirits. A role model for us all. n/t

[gwheezie]

78. She inspired me to seriously consider him.

He's young and he may be a good VP pick.

[sadoldgirl]

79. I am actually angry that O'Malley felt he

had to do that, because he was certainly #2 for me
on the list. Not only that, he had really offered very
good proposals.

However, don't give up! He is young enough to try
again. Also, I think he has other political potential.

[tblue37]

80. This. K&R. But don't forget bigtree. He also supported MOM heroically. nt

[merrily]

81. Agree.

[shireen]

82. Thanks ...

EllenG gave him a voice on DU. O'Malley's a good guy, and I hope this is just the beginning of his national political presence.

[2naSalit]

83. Three Cheers for EllenG, and a hug!

I am impress with your diligence, you have done your best to campaign for this candidate. I like him and do see a bright future in DC for him and he said he was done acting as a public servant. That's one of the things I like about him, that he understands that all elected officials are public servants. And he made a point about it in his speech tonight.

I think we should start referring to the elected only as public servants rather than using the word "official(s)" from now on to remind them and the rest of us of their obligations.

And I say this to all his supporters with great respect and admiration. Fortunately, we haven't seen the last of Mr. O'Malley.

[Wilms]

84. Well said!

[catnhatnh]

85. Absolutely

The Lady is pure class.

[Kenjie]

86. Thank you for fighting the good fight EllenG

[eridani]

87. Sorry to see him drop out

I even gave him some of my Bernie money last month as encouragement.

[grntuscarora]

88. I didn't know who he was prior to the debates.

Now I like and respect him, and hope to see more of him on the national stage.

Thanks, EllenG, for helping me get to know him!

[rhett o rick]

89. I agree. nm

[Amimnoch]

90. Throwing in with this. A real class act.

Total respect!

[d_legendary1]

91. I would also like to thank her for all of the information

she passed on to me regarding MOM. She's a very helpful and kind person. I had a tough time deciding between Sanders and MOM thanks to her efforts. Thank you EllenG for all you have done.

[hedgehog]

93. I supported O'Malley, but EllenG gave me the details why.

[d_legendary1]

94. And for that I appreciate her and her efforts

[lark]

92. If not for Bernie, I'd have been supporting O'Malley.

I still really like him and wish him well in future campaigns if he chooses that route.

[Ivan Kaputski]

95. He can still make for a good VP choice.

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

96. O'Malley was a close second for me.

Elleng nearly won me over a few times. And her C & B posts are the best!!!

[CTyankee]

97. hope it's not too late to add my kudos, ellen!

I hope MOM sends you a ty note for all you did for him here at DU. He should! It's always good to see Dems supporting Dems here! Refreshing!!

[elleng]

98. Thanks, yank. Never too late.

He DID send a 'thank you' note!

[CTyankee]

99. Wow! That's great! Do you care to share it with us or no...just wondering...

you must be on cloud 9! I know I would be...

[elleng]

100. Actually I DID share it. Here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511117396

[CTyankee]

101. excellent!

[DFW]

102. Add my voice to the crowd n/t

[magical thyme]

103. Hear-hear!

[mahina]

104. K & R Elleng.

Imua...onward!

[Mabus]

105. Respect!

Before Bernie entered the race MOM was my choice. I know the heartache of supporting and fighting for someone who drops out/suspends their candidacy. The MOM supporters here have been wonderful. I salute and respect you.

[pacalo]

106. Elleng has been a class act always.

Big ol' bear hug for ellen

[Koinos]

107. There is no better than Elleng.