Martin O'Malley

I try to be open-minded and see the benefits of each candidate, but O'Malley keeps impressing me, surprising me. Even when he disappoints me in some way, he usually comes right back with something amazing. He is certainly more complicated and political than he seems sometimes, but i think there is a good heart down there, along with confidence and humility. Yet, he is a sort of stealth candidate. He isn't a celebrity, hasn't appeared on TV as much as the others, and doesn't get noticed. I really believe that he will get the biggest boosts in the debates. He will look rational, pragmatic, fact-driven, moral, reflective, and humble. People will like him.

But the resume speaks for itself -- volumes. He had a lot of help. Maryland ought to be proud of its legislators. Sometimes they led the way. Sometimes he led the way. But they got it done together. A lot.