Still Marching

I've been keeping up with Martin O'Malley as the 2018 midterm elections approach, following his efforts at helping Democrats win control of more state legislative seats and a few gubernatorial and congressional seats as well, as he marches on from one state to the next and contemplates another presidential run in 2020.

To be honest, there hasn't been much about O'Malley lately, apart from a few articles here and there, and there haven't been all that many interviews with him either.  Maybe that's to be expected - but likely not for reasons you might think.  No, he isn't getting any attention from the media as they drool over Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Joe Biden and other potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.  But that's probably because he doesn't have time for interviews with the press.  While other Democratic presidential candidates bloviate on TV news shows or preen in congressional hearings, O'Malley is out in the middle of the country, campaigning for local Democrats and building the alliances and connections he'll need for a 2020 presidential campaign.  Laying the groundwork for another bid for the White House at the grass-roots level is so much more important than strutting like a peacock on cable TV.

To get an idea of just what O'Malley is up to with his Win Back Your State PAC, I urge you to read this excellent aticle from Mileah Kromer of the Baltimore Sun.  In the meantime, whether news about O'Malley is frequent or scant, I plan to keep talking about him.  Somebody has to.