5 Reasons Why Martin O’Malley Will Be the Democrat Nominee in 2016

2.  Popularity within the party

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During his eight years of being Governor of Maryland, O’Malley’s approval ratings stayed at a consistent average rating of 50% or higher. In a recent CNN article, O’Malley was called the “hardest working man in Democratic politics”:

he’s steered money and staff to 134 Democratic campaigns in more than 25 states, aiding high-profile Senate hopefuls and little-known county commissioner candidates alike.

By building up the party’s base, O’Malley is working to build up the entire party’s coalition, contrary to the Southern Democrats that pushed Clinton far in 2008, and the smaller progressive wing tied to home to such senators like Elizabeth Warren, who would swing towards Sanders.

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