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Can Hillary Clinton crumble?
 [NEWSDAY] Martin O'Malley...former Democratic governor of Maryland and aspiring presidential candidate, known locally as The One-Man Economic Wrecking Crew. O'Malley was elected to his second term driven by union support and near-Stalinesque vote margins in Baltimore city (82%) and Prince George's County (88%)... has good abs. And wasn't he was once mayor of Baltimore? Also governor of Maryland, the man who imposed the rain tax, whose hand-picked successor went under in the last election not so much to a Publican as to "anybody but O'Malley's hand-picked successor."  That seems to be about the sum of what most Americans know about the former Maryland governor as he prepares to launch a presidential bid on May 30. He's hoping that's all they ever find out about him. O'Malley polls somewhere between zero and 2 percent in early Democratic primary surveys, a dozen points behind Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who's not even running. As people learn more about him that should be where he stays. But O'Malley is suddenly interesting, far more so than his anemic poll numbers would typically warrant. He matters because he's the sole candidate in the current Democratic field who could legitimately step in as the party's standard-bearer should Hillary Clinton's candidacy collapse. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (12 percent in the latest Economist survey) is an avowed socialist, which, thankfully, still makes him a non-starter in American politics. Vice President Joe Biden (11 percent), who is reportedly hanging around in the wings in case Clinton tanks, remains America's favorite crazy uncle. He's a hoot at Thanksgiving, but you don't want to see him behind the wheel.  O'Malley's the epitome if the Feelings™-talkin' Taxocrat. No matter how tired you become, do not let him hold your wallet.O'Malley comes out of central casting. He's counting on that. Being a pretty boy gets him the same bloc that went for John Edwards. He's handsome, articulate and passionate about his beliefs. How can he be "articulate" when he's burying his recent past? Though I guess it does take something like articulateness to evade so many crucial questions. He stands decidedly to Clinton's political left, Somewhere between Kamenev and Zinov'ev... but he has the clean-cut looks of someone who wouldn't spook the American public in a general election. A Prell user, if I'm to judge...
She has "Sell by November, 2008" tattooed on her left thigh... It's not so much that her past is wearing on her, it's that it's catching up with her. Whereas O'Malley thinks he can outrun his... It's a marvel to watch Clinton at present. It's as if she's suspended in air. She's the prohibitive favorite to be the Democratic nominee while carrying at least 1,000 pounds of baggage, with more seemingly being added by the day. The big question is whether she can continue to defy gravity. It's possible she can. But it's probable that she eventually falls to earth. Crash. Burn. No survivors. No insurance. Posted by: Fred 2015-05-27 |
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