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Saturday, May 02, 2015

Baltimore riots hurt O'Malley's already slim chances

Martin O’Malley’s political career, which started on the streets of Baltimore, may also end there: Half of Democratic insiders in the early states believe this week’s riots have hurt the former mayor’s already long-shot presidential hopes.

The POLITICO Caucus, our weekly bipartisan survey of the most important activists, operatives and elected officials in Iowa and New Hampshire, found that Democrats are evenly split over whether racial unrest will be a minor or significant issue in the presidential campaign.

“I really like and respect O’Malley, so it pains me to write that I think the Baltimore violence will essentially disqualify him as a viable presidential candidate for a broad swath of Americans,” said a New Hampshire Democrat, who – like all 73 respondents – completed the questionnaire anonymously in order to speak candidly. “The renaissance of Baltimore has been such a huge part of his biography when he speaks to Democrats, so when your TV shows Baltimore on fire, riot police on the streets and baseball at an empty Camden Yards, one can only wonder what kind of lasting progress he made there.”
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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

The problem is what you are dealing with here. Low information who will then vote for Clinton, too stupid to know she talks the same talk and walks the same walk as omalley.

Anonymous said...

A lot of years of failed policies and do nothing led to this.

Anonymous said...

Shame on the libtards leading that sorry city. BALTIMORE a pure democrat policy failure role model, including THE STATE OF MD! They always bend to this wacked sense of justice? However displaying that craphole called baltimore, on global TV. Is a blessing in disguise. Hell its as good as Omally using a baby shield! He is done as a presidental contender, Baltimore being his legacy and all.

Anonymous said...

It hurts his chances because this is the end result of social justice policies. No one in who has half a brain would want this.

Anonymous said...

Something positive came out of the riots.
A. Turlock

Anonymous said...

Long shot. ......call it no shot for any democrat...

Anonymous said...

Puhleeze, your breaking my heart.