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35. Nice pics and crowd. nt

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What MO'Mentum looks like: Huge crowd of students at Grinnell College (IA) for Martin O'Malley [View all] bigtree Aug 2015 OP

K&R Andy823 Aug 2015 #1

excellent. i think he can take the first time voter, youth/university crowd from sanders. i do not seabeyond Aug 2015 #2

oh don't. it's the authenticity thing again cali Aug 2015 #12

i disagree hence conversation earlier about debates. i think that is when we may see movement. seabeyond Aug 2015 #13

With all respect, that is an opinion. Raine1967 Aug 2015 #33

my first time voting oldest 20 yr old would easily be drawn to him. has stated this is about his seabeyond Aug 2015 #3

GREAT TO SEE! elleng Aug 2015 #4

'Harvard of the midwest' bigtree Aug 2015 #9

YES INDEED!!! elleng Aug 2015 #30

"I kind of like long odds...March with me!" seabeyond Aug 2015 #5

he's made that one-on-one his trademark for the Dems in Iowa bigtree Aug 2015 #8

Energy, optimism, experience...that smile, even as he's ripping it up. seabeyond Aug 2015 #11

K&R hedgehog Aug 2015 #6

Kick and rec! zappaman Aug 2015 #7

Good showing! artislife Aug 2015 #10

Good for him! MuseRider Aug 2015 #14

Stands with Bernie on virtually all the important issues. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #15

most of his top contributors unions bigtree Aug 2015 #21

Silence from the "bad optics" crowd, eh? SMC22307 Aug 2015 #16

he was mayor of baltimore. he has LOTS of experience in multi race. he also immediately seabeyond Aug 2015 #22

The crowd is overwhelmingly lily-white, just like in Vermont. SMC22307 Aug 2015 #24

you can ask the same question a zillion times. i could give you the same answer. seabeyond Aug 2015 #25

The 'bad optics' attacks started the day he announced in Vermont... SMC22307 Aug 2015 #28

What silence? The optics of those images is that there are a bunch of college kids there, mixed MADem Sep 2015 #55

I like O'Malley. And, I have to say he is an excellent wing man for Bernie Left coast liberal Aug 2015 #17

clinton and omalley have worked together to get out the vote in states. not see any seabeyond Aug 2015 #18

I'm for Bernie, but it's about zentrum Aug 2015 #19

except sanders is not the can do guy, and omalley is. big difference. nt seabeyond Aug 2015 #20

except he really is. he proved that as mayor, innovating programs that have been cali Aug 2015 #26

like State Stat? Raine1967 Aug 2015 #34

+1 nt Live and Learn Aug 2015 #36

Talk me off the ledge (if you want). I like Sanders. I don't dislike O'Malley, but I feel like the Attorney in Texas Aug 2015 #23

THIS is why we need debates NOW, Texas, elleng Aug 2015 #37

We don't disagree that O'Malley is left of Clinton (but for godsakes don't tell VanillaRhapsody who Attorney in Texas Aug 2015 #41

BEEN THERE elleng Aug 2015 #42

He looks good. Has he said "oligarchy?" Or a synonym? Ron Green Aug 2015 #27

I'll settle for "plutocracy" and "plutocrats". DavidDvorkin Aug 2015 #31

That is what he has to do still_one Aug 2015 #29

Loving this!!! Peacetrain Aug 2015 #32

Nice pics and crowd. nt Live and Learn Aug 2015 #35

300+ more tonight bigtree Aug 2015 #38

Impressive crowds. askew Aug 2015 #39

K&R. Thanks for posting. n/t FSogol Aug 2015 #40

update: audio of O’Malley’s appearance in Grinnell (in op) bigtree Aug 2015 #43

THANKS for this, GOOD to hear him and the crowd! elleng Aug 2015 #48

I'd like to recommend this to people, elleng Aug 2015 #50

thanks, elleng! bigtree Aug 2015 #51

Good to see. Let the people hear from every candidate and allow them to decide. 4lbs Aug 2015 #44

Thank you for all the work -- Hell Hath No Fury Aug 2015 #45

Hmm - Huge crowd ? left-of-center2012 Aug 2015 #46

Not in Iowa. askew Aug 2015 #49

Fantastic seeing young people involved in their futures AuntPatsy Aug 2015 #47

Nice turnout.. mountain grammy Aug 2015 #52

I am leaning toward him. NCarolinawoman Aug 2015 #53

Great to hear! elleng Aug 2015 #54

Sure, but no one is going to change my mind that O'Maley is a libertarian interloper. Todays_Illusion Sep 2015 #56

Good, he's NOT! elleng Sep 2015 #57