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2016 Postmortem

LonePirate

(14,144 posts) Wed Dec 21, 2016, 10:55 AM Dec 2016

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

I haven't seen this question asked so let me do it. Would O'Malley have won the GE? He would not have any scandals or Washington insider reputation taint him nor would he have had any of the same biases voters held against Clinton and Sanders. However, his strong gun control support would have almost definitely been used against him. Would he have been able to hang on to Rust Belt voters? Would he have lost some of the Republican and suburban women who voted for Clinton?

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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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