Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) will announce whether he plans to run for President of the United States on May 30.
Supporters received an email on Thursday announcing an evening call on O’Malley’s “imminent 2016 plans,” according to The Washington Post. O’Malley will make the announcement from Baltimore, Maryland, the The New York Times said.
For months, O’Malley has been hinting at plans to run for president, despite numerous polls showing him trailing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
If O’Malley does decide to run, he’ll be the latest longshot candidate to jump into a primary where Clinton has taken the position as the frontrunner. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) is running for president and former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (D) and former Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) are also considering runs.
In March, O’Malley decided not to run for Sen. Barbara Mikulski’s (D-MD) Senate seat, further supporting hints that he’s planning on making a run for the White House.
Governor O’Malley…I had thought that maybe I could vote for you, but now…honestly…after Baltimore and the problems there…I’ve got too many questions about your time as mayor of that city and the problems it may have caused long term to consider you as a candidate.
I’m voting for Sanders.
Mayor Tommy Carcetti is throwing his hat in the ring? Did I say Mayor Tommy Carcetti? I meant Governor Tommy Carcetti! Sorry! Sorry everyone!
Yawn…
Chaffey all but declared on Bill Maher last week, so he is definitely in…though he had a horrible performance on the show. I keep seeing Webb’s name being tossed in there, so I suppose he is pretty definite about tossing his hat in as well. It’s looking less and less likely that Biden is going to enter, though.
The one name that seems to have just vanished from the list though, is Barry Schweitzer. Not that I wanted him to run, but after all the noise he was making about it last year (the last two years really), he seems to have just disappeared entirely. Which is odd, because with Hillary making early moves to at least cover her left flank, if not out and out moving to the left, she is leaving room open on her right…which is where Schweitzer would definitely have fit.
O’Malley-- what the hell are you thinking? You need to take care of business in Maryland before anyone would seriously consider you for higher office.