Martin O'Malley

We have to move forward as best we can with things as they are, not as we would like them to be. We have to hold on to our dreams, but we also have to deal with actual resources and obstacles. Our forward movement has to be reality-based. Our challenge every day is to try to make things better rather than worse, insofar as we can. Many of O'Malley's criticisms of Clinton were and are valid. Many of O'Malley's criticisms of Sanders were and are valid. Every candidate is a flawed and imperfect human being. We can't wait for the perfect leader to solve our problems for us. We have to behave like adults and let go of our anger and our grudges, since the common enemy we face is an unprecedented disaster. We face a common threat to our judiciary, our environment, our economy, our culture, and our democratic heritage. I cannot stand by and let Republicans prevail because my candidate -- O'Malley in this case -- lost. I am going to work with him to defeat Trump and the Republican party. Democrats are a diverse bunch, and I accept that. I am committed to working with people, even those I disagree with, in order to promote the common good. I believe that we have to get past our anger and disappointment and get back to the hard work of doing what we can as best we can.