Martin O'Malley

I thought that, of the two progressive candidates, O'Malley would be the stronger nominee in the general election. On that basis I favored him initially and so indicated in one or two DU polls.

As the campaign developed, however, it was clear that Sanders had the better chance of stopping Clinton. If I were voting in an early primary with both of them still in the race, that would have been a consideration.

I figured that, by the time my state voted in June, the race might be effectively over. There was, however, some chance that there would still be a race between Clinton and one of the two progressives, with the other having dropped out. I would of course vote for the surviving progressive. I hoped it would be O'Malley but I thought it more likely it would be Sanders.

The narrowing of the field has come earlier than I'd expected. In the two-person race, I'm for Sanders. I think either remaining Democrat would be a favorite in November but each gives me grounds for some trepidation. (In other words, for each I can see weaknesses that could conceivably hand the White House to a Republican.)