Alright, elleng, you win.

[NuclearDem]

Governor O'Malley's veterans platform is the single most comprehensive I've seen out of all the candidates running in either party.

So, damn it, I'm switching my support. O'Malley 2016!

[FSogol]

1. Awesome, K&R. n/t

[CrispyQ]

2. I'm really impressed with him!

Our frickin' media does the country a huge disservice by not giving him more time. But then, they don't serve us.

[PatSeg]

7. Hi there!

I thought Rachel's Democratic forum was far better than the usual debates. I really learned more about the candidates and they all got equal time. I finally got to know Martin O'Malley and I was impressed. We need more of these.

[cosmicone]

3. Governor O'Malley is impressive

He would be my first choice in one of the future elections.

[hedgehog]

12. How do I say this without making you mad?

Compare what O'Malley is saying now and what he has accomplished, and ask yourself if we can afford to wait 4 or 8 years.

[Andy823]

14. Excellent point

My answer would be no we can not wait.

[MH1]

17. What you said.

But even so, if we do have to wait, the good news is that he's young enough to still be around.

I think he would make a great President now. But if he doesn't win the nomination? He'd also make a helluva strong player in almost any role in Hillary's or Bernie's administration.

[elleng]

19. THANK YOU!

Must say I've avoided responding to the 'later' and 'vp' posts; not sure I'd be appropriately civil.

[Todays_Illusion]

4. Darn right, that O'Malley is more socialist than the socialist Bernie Sanders. /s and nt

[elleng]

5. OH NuclearDem, I'm SO happy to see this!

[Nye Bevan]

6. If Hillary has to withdraw for health reasons (for example)

O'Malley will become the frontrunner in a heartbeat, and rightfully so.

[demwing]

8. now why didya have to go and do that?

this was a perfectly nice thread

[AgingAmerican]

9. Has he ever risen out of single digits?

[Jim Lane]

20. I don't think the progressive O'Malley would have a lock on the Clinton supporters

I'm not saying that all Clinton supporters are conservatives -- but I am saying that all the conservative Democrats are supporting Clinton. They would not be comfortable with O'Malley, who is significantly to Clinton's left on many issues.

I would expect someone else to get into the race. Andrew Cuomo would be an obvious choice to rally the right wing of the Democratic Party. Alternatively, because anyone entering at this late stage would need an organization, Clinton herself could essentially appoint her successor. If she announced her support for a new candidate (i.e., not O'Malley or Sanders), that person would pick up a lot of the Clinton support (the SuperPAC, many of the voters, and much of the organization). Some supporters would go to O'Malley but not enough to make him the frontrunner.

[hedgehog]

10. There are a lot of reasons he has my support!

[Peacetrain]

11. Steven that is awesome!

[cwydro]

13. I'm leaning toward him too.

Heavily.

[riderinthestorm]

18. Me too. Seems more and more of us are seeing the light

[cwydro]

22. I wish he was getting more attention.

Maybe he needs a campaign shake-up or something.

[one_voice]

15. He's my first choice. I really wish the media would...

give him more air time.

[Koinos]

16. O'Malley's veterans platform is indeed awesome.

Veterans deserve to get every part of it realized. They have earned these changes.

[Raine1967]

21. Welcome aboard, NuclearDem!

Glad to have you as a supporter!