Someone in GD:P accused O'Malley of being a moderate. [View all]

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O'Malley

Raised taxes on the rich in Maryland
Closed Maryland's most abusive prison
Ended the death penalty, commuted the sentences of those remaining on death row
Allowed felons who served their time the right to vote
Doubled drug treatment programs in Maryland
Raised the minimum wage
Prevented fracking
Supported the dream act and took in more refugees than any other state per capita
Provided health insurance for 380,000
Reduced infant mortality to an all time low.
Froze college tuition
Expanded early voting and same-day voter registration
Expanded Pre-K
Increased minority hiring of the police
Created a civilian review board for the police
Reduced police shootings to their lowest level in a decade.
Decriminalized small amounts of marijuana
Doubled the states investment in renewable energy
Signed a state Lilly Ledbetter Civil Rights Restoration Act
helped Maryland become the first state in the nation ever to defend marriage equality at the ballot box
Added gender identity and expression to its anti-discrimination laws.


If these liberal accomplishments make him a moderate, then we need more moderates. There are not many liberals or progressives that can point to such a record of accomplishments. It is time to cut out the "he's a moderate or centrist" malarkey.