Why Not Martin O'MAlley?

[MADem]

10. He's well-liked. Bill Clinton is very fond of him.

There won't be any nastiness in any potential primary debates, at any rate, I don't think. He's worked with both Clintons before.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/bill-clinton-loves-martin-omalley-even-if-omalley-runs-against-hillary-rodham-cinton/2014/05/14/8143dd4c-db73-11e3-bda1-9b46b2066796_story.html

Bill Clinton loves Martin O’Malley. Even if O’Malley runs against Hillary Rodham Cinton.

O’Malley has said that he is actively preparing for a potential 2016 presidential run and cannot afford to wait to hear whether Hillary Rodham Clinton — who would be a heavy favorite — is going to move forward with a bid. The two spoke by phone last year, according to O’Malley aides, and Hillary Clinton gave O’Malley her blessing to do what he needs to do to prepare.

Any awkwardness about the situation was not apparent on stage Tuesday night. In fact, the former president went out of his way to praise O’Malley’s leadership during his two terms in the Annapolis statehouse. ... As mayor of Baltimore, O’Malley got to know both Clintons when he was part of the delegation on a presidential trip to Ireland in 2000.


O’Malley and the former president also came into contact through the Democratic Leadership Council, a centrist policy organization. And after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, O’Malley worked with then-Sen. Hillary Clinton on homeland security measures.

Bill Clinton cut a television ad for O’Malley during his 2006 campaign for governor. And in early 2007 — just a few months after being installed in Annapolis — O’Malley became the second governor in the country to endorse Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential bid.