How Do You Campaign For Your Dad In Iowa? Ask Martin O’Malley’s Teenage Son

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O'Malley for Iowa ?@omalleyforia 1h1 hour ago
William O'Malley (17) campaigning for his father, @MartinOMalley: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/martin-omalley-son-campaigns_55cb9744e4b0923c12bf0d56 … #iacaucus



___In an office in downtown Des Moines buzzing with dozens of simultaneous conversations, campaign staffers and volunteers hover over laptop computers, updating Iowans on former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s (D) most recent campaign events in their area. Among them, a young man in a bright blue button down shirt dials a phone number from an Excel spreadsheet, flashing a smile before putting an iPhone to his ear.

“Hello Mrs. Bell, I’m calling because my dad, Martin O’Malley is running to be the Democratic nominee for president,” he says into the phone. He pauses, then invites her to a number of events the presidential candidate will be hosting without even looking at his computer screen, an indication that he’s been at this for hours and has the schedule memorized.

“It’s usually a bit of a chuckle at first,” said William O’Malley, the presidential candidate’s teenage son, “but then they feel like they can ask me stuff about my dad that they may feel weird asking a field organizer...”



“It’s kind of weird in some ways when it comes to his dad jeans and his weird music taste,” he said with a laugh. “When it comes to his qualities as a leader, I think that’s really amazing...”

"The first thing that comes to mind when I think about my dad is that he is just a relentless guy," he said.

"Slow and steady wins the race," he added. “If there’s anyone that can win the caucuses come February and anybody that can work as hard as he can every day, it’s going to be my dad.”


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Lis Smith ?@Lis_Smith
One of @MartinOMalley's secret weapons. Wait till you meet his daughters!

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1. K&R. n/t

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2. Will O'Malley brings in another supporter

Sean McEnerney ?@SeanMcEnerney 14h14 hours ago
Will O'Malley brings in another supporter for @MartinOMalley! Davenport is ready for #NewLeadership! #OMalley2016

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3. Sweet!

I really, really like this man.

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4. I will be seeing them this Saturday

hopefully.. Martin for sure.. Will looks like a very good campaigner for his Dad