Former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley endorsed Texan Beto O’Rourke for the 2020 Democratic nomination on Thursday, and in doing so, dealt a blow to the long-shot candidacy of Colorado governor John Hickenlooper.
For former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D.), Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke is the best candidate to oppose President Donald Trump in 2020.
Former Maryland governor and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley said Tuesday that he was keeping an “open mind” about another presidential run and that he thinks gun control is a winning issue for Democrats up and down the ballot in 2020.
This bootleg recording is a Free Beacon exclusive, but I am willing to trade it for a high-quality MP3 or FLAC recording of the May 24 Guided By Voices at the Black Cat, a.k.a., one of the best nights of my and Jay Carney’s lives. “Scare Away the Dark” and Passenger are not really my bag, but Martin O’Malley really kills it here.
It only dawns upon me when I reach the door. McCarthy Hall at Georgetown University is not a large speaking venue or even a lecture hall. It is a dorm, and tonight Martin O’Malley is supposed to be speaking in a lounge on its bottom floor. The National Press Club must be booked.
I had better things to do* last night than watch the Democratic town hall, so I skipped it. I was intrigued to discover, though, that Martin O’Malley had decided to separate himself from the pack—currently comprised of a non-entity (him), a socialist (Bernie Sanders), and a ruthless pragmatist who believes you were made to be ruled (Clinton)—by calling for Darwinian natural selection to take place amongst the lower classes in order to weed out those who are unfit to survive.
