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2016 Postmortem

Kentonio

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2. I'm not a big fan personally, but I think he'd have had a good chance.

Reply to LonePirate (Original post)

Wed Dec 21, 2016, 09:59 AM

Dec 2016

Pretty much a new face and with little national baggage.

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How would Martin O'Malley have fared in the GE? [View all] LonePirate Dec 2016 OP

Not sure. I like him but the entire playbook La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #1

I'm not a big fan personally, but I think he'd have had a good chance. Kentonio Dec 2016 #2

He would've lost bigger than Hillary Yavin4 Dec 2016 #3

And you know this how? mtnsnake Dec 2016 #5

I think he would have had an excellent chance of beating the likes of Trump mtnsnake Dec 2016 #4

We never get to know. Orsino Dec 2016 #6

You're certainly correct about the media promoting the same candidate. LonePirate Dec 2016 #9

People who wouldn't vote for Clinton because of gender wouldn't be voting for a dem, anyway, JudyM Dec 2016 #10

I think there are some Dems or Dem-leaners who didn't vote for Clinton because of her sex. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #13

What are you basing that view on? JudyM Dec 2016 #17

The fact that sexism is alive and well. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #22

Some voters were not going to let a woman have that power Kolesar Dec 2016 #27

It would have been interesting. But truth is, he didn't do well in Primary, so it's kind of moot. Hoyt Dec 2016 #7

He would have fared the same as in WhiteTara Dec 2016 #8

I think he would have done well blue cat Dec 2016 #11

He's a great candidate lake loon Dec 2016 #12

Not nearly as well as Clinton. duffyduff Dec 2016 #14

Media wasn't interested in him so it came down to Clinton and Bernie. hollowdweller Dec 2016 #15

Yes women must always smile dsc Dec 2016 #28

If he had won the nomination, he probably could have won the general election. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #16

I like O'Malley, and I think he could have beaten Trump, but this question misses a HUGE point. StevieM Dec 2016 #18

If he got the nomination I think he would've won, I also think Biden would've won Raine Dec 2016 #19

A "Third Way" Democrat? He wouldn't get my vote in a primary, but... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #20

Digging up the old 3rd way lie on O'Malley? He was asked to join, but refused. As for the Hyde Park FSogol Dec 2016 #24

The platform places too much faith in businesses. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #29

Whatever the 3rd way became, they were not any of those things when the Hyde Park Declar was signed FSogol Dec 2016 #31

I read all of it. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #33

Not True: "O'Malley was endorsed by Third Way as a Presidential candidate a few years ago" FSogol Dec 2016 #34

He's certainly less of a 3rd wayer than Hillary jfern Dec 2016 #25

He might have won but with less votes than Clinton. JI7 Dec 2016 #21

He came off as smug and unlikable to me during the primaries. aikoaiko Dec 2016 #23

Who? bowens43 Dec 2016 #26

He could've won because he would've been hungry for it. Trump was beatable. coolbreeze77 Dec 2016 #30

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