O'Malley Struggles in Second Year of Second Term

It's been a tough year so far for Maryland's Democratic governor, despite the benefit of strong Democratic majorities in the General Assembly.

Gov. Martin O'Malley's push to develop wind energy is a two-time loser, despite a scaled back version this year. His gas tax proposal stalled. A package of budget legislation unraveled in an embarrassing meltdown in the final hours of this year's legislative session, requiring a special session last month to finish the job.

Frequent appearances on national television news programs to bolster President Barack Obama and trips out of the state as the head of the Democratic Governors Association have some questioning how tuned in O'Malley is on the political home front.

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