Bernie Sanders Outpaces Martin O’Malley as Hillary Clinton Alternative

[Cheese Sandwich]

Once considered the most viable Democratic challenger to Hillary Clinton, former Maryland Gov. O’Malley is struggling to get a toehold

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders greeted local residents before walking in a Fourth of July parade in Waukee, Iowa, on in Waukee, Iowa, on Saturday

At one time, the former Maryland governor seemed the most viable alternative to Hillary Clinton the Democratic Party would produce. Yet he is struggling to get a toehold, while the attention and donations from the party’s liberal wing instead are going to an older, rumpled rival: Bernie Sanders, the 73-year-old senator from Vermont.

Mr. Sanders is the one drawing boisterous crowds with his fiery attacks on billionaires and wealthy corporations. Mr. Sanders drew about 10,000 people in Madison, Wis., last week, a turnout the campaign billed as the largest in either party to date.

“I’ve been waiting for him to run,” said Florita Louis de Malavé, a librarian at the Sanders event in Madison. “He’s not beholden to corporate interests. The other candidates are the same old, same old.”
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Asked if they could see themselves supporting Mr. O’Malley, 12% said yes and 28% said no.

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http://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanders-outpaces-martin-omalley-as-hillary-clinton-alternative-1436064697

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. I don't recall coming across ANYONE who thought O'Malley....

>>>Once considered the most viable Democratic challenger to Hillary Clinton, former Maryland Gov. O’Malley is struggling to get a toehold >>>>

... was, or could be , "the most viable alternative" to Clinton.

Maybe they were in fact out there but it seems more likely a case of WSJ creating its own Murdochian narrative.

Wishin' don't make it so.

[Agschmid]

2. There are people here on DU who support him.

Also I've seen several Sanders supporters say O'Malley is their second choice.