is there a path to the nomination for martin o'malley?

[WalterMitty]

i think he could do very well in new hampshire.

what about iowa?  their democrats are progressive, although a bit too populist.

south carolona he can forget about, unless he looks like a winner and the blacks get behind him.

[MurrayBannerman]

I hope so. I'd love for the GOP to crack 300 electoral votes.

[Mr. Morden]

I think he'd get a lot of support from Chris Dodd voters.

[SWE]

No.

[WalterMitty]

I think he'd get a lot of support from Chris Dodd voters.

actually i think he should get a lot of support from progressive obama voters, who are quite disappointed with obama's center-right presidency.

o'malley has a very good progressive record in maryland.

[BaconBacon96]

I think he'd get a lot of support from Chris Dodd voters.

Chris Dodd got voters?

[Mr. Morden]

I think he'd get a lot of support from Chris Dodd voters.

Chris Dodd got voters?

He had the backing of the OP of this thread:

yes absolutely i believe that dodd will be the nominee.

[Rockefeller GOP]

I think he'd get a lot of support from Chris Dodd voters.

actually i think he should get a lot of support from progressive obama voters, who are quite disappointed with obama's center-right presidency.

o'malley has a very good progressive record in maryland.

Center right, huh?

[MurrayBannerman]

I think he'd get a lot of support from Chris Dodd voters.

actually i think he should get a lot of support from progressive obama voters, who are quite disappointed with obama's center-right presidency.

o'malley has a very good progressive record in maryland.

Center right, huh?

Maybe I should have voted for him. Boy, he sure had me fooled.

[Mister Mets]

His best bet would be to hope Mikulski opts not to run for another term at eighty, allowing a safe path to the Senate.

Failing that, the best move might be a general emphasis on accomplishment as Mayor of Baltimore and Governor of Maryland. That could be combined with a grand vision.

Running against Hillary probably isn't the way to impress the Clintons, given their reputation for rewarding loyalty. So it's unlikely to lead to a position as Veep or a cabinet post. If Clinton runs, it might help to go negative, targeting her on support for the Iraq war, ties to Wall Street and a failure to lead on gay rights. With a limited field, he's more likely to get free publicity.

If Hillary doesn't run, the emphasis on accomplishment remains a good idea, helping him stand out against legislators (Kirsten Gilibrand, Amy Klobuchar), former legislators (Joe Biden) and relative newcomers (Julian Castro, Cory Booker). It would also help to attack Cuomo and Warner from the left, in order to keep them from entering and splitting the vote.

It would also help if he pretty much moves to Iowa and New Hampshire.

[Mordecai]

No, I don't think so. I think he would be much better off running for the Senate or hoping he gets picked by Clinton as VP. He's not from a swing state, but he seems like a fairly safe, do no harm kind of candidate.

[SWE]

I think he'd get a lot of support from Chris Dodd voters.

actually i think he should get a lot of support from progressive obama voters, who are quite disappointed with obama's center-right presidency.

o'malley has a very good progressive record in maryland.

Center right, huh?

Yes.

[Maxwell]

There is no path to the nomination for O'malley, whether or not Hillary runs. Duh.

[Badger]

If Hillary doesn't run, Biden's a nominal front-runner with feet of clay. If neither run it's a wide-open field where almost anything is possible.

Still, I don't get where the idea of O' Mallley as president stems from. He doesn't have the wide-spread rep as an uber-effective and popular governor like say Brown or Schweitzer (or until recently Hickenlooper). He seems bland and uncharismatic. He's not known for support on any seminal issues to fire up the base like say Elizabeth Warren.

Essentially O'Malley wants to be president, so he's hoping that Hillary doesn't run and he gets lucky in the ensuing scramble. He's one of the few Dem pols out there signalling he'll run even if Hillary does, which appears to be the sole basis for his consideration.

[Eraserhead]

i think he could do very well in new hampshire.

what about iowa?  their democrats are progressive, although a bit too populist.

south carolona he can forget about, unless he looks like a winner and the blacks get behind him.

Blacks are going to vote for Clinton in huge numbers unless she gets a credible black oppenent again.

[morgieb]

Our Pawlenty IMO - ticks most of the right boxes, but is just so uninspiring. Doubt it.

[Mister Mets]

With the passage of a marijuana decriminalization law and minimum wage increase, he is doing the right things to build a resume that could make him an acceptable alternative to Hillary for younger voters.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/04/15/martin-omalleys-strategy-ahead-of-2016-turn-to-the-left/

Though there may be the small problem that his Lieutenant Governor/ likely successor is associated with the Clintons, and may endorse Hillary instead.

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/run-2016/2014/04/08/clinton-payback-in-maryland

[TDAS04]

Unlikely, unless Clinton doesn't run.  Without Hillary, O'Malley could be a credible contender, though it would still be difficult if Biden runs.

[Mechaman]

Who?

[Joe Biden 2020]

Here is how I see it.  With Hillary and Biden in the race - he won't even run.  With Hillary OR Biden in the race - he may run, but will likely lose.  Without either Hillary or Biden in race - he will run, but it remains to be seen if he wins.  That said, I doubt he has a chance in the general.

[Bojack Horseman]

I'm not so sure he'd be the most viable candidate. He pushed for and signed the toughest gun control law in the country, which would be screamed from the hilltops by the NRA/GOP and I have a feeling that this may turn off southern Democrats

[Minnesota Mike]

I'm not so sure he'd be the most viable candidate. He pushed for and signed the toughest gun control law in the country, which would be screamed from the hilltops by the NRA/GOP and I have a feeling that this may turn off southern Democrats

Since when have Southern Democrats mattered? Contrary to what the NRA is selling common sense gun control measures are quite popular.

[Mister Mets]

There is one more strategy, although it's almost cheating.

O'Malley is in his early 50s. The most prominent Democratic opponents (Hillary and Biden) are elderly.

It would be in his interests to run a more energetic campaign, and shake a lot of hands in Iowa and New Hampshire.