Martin O’Malley taking grassroots approach to campaign

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Sarah Beckman


In a sit-down interview before heading to an round table discussion with immigration leaders on Thursday, O’Malley talked about how his nearly two-month old campaign is going so far, his recently-rolled out immigration policy,

“We are doing this the tried and true way: one person at a time, one household at a time, and that’s the Iowa way,” said O’Malley. “Iowans take their participation in the caucus very, very seriously. They expect to meet each of us, maybe four times, and I’m happy to do that in the next several months. We are going to make our case to all Iowans.”

O’Malley’s campaign financial report came out on Wednesday, and he’s raised more than $2 million since announcing in late May. Many political experts see that as a case for O’Malley’s validity as a candidate and that he should not be written off just yet. O’Malley agreed.

“History has shown that the inevitable front-runner is inevitable right up until the first contest,” said O’Malley. “Whatever challenging candidate is surging in June is not the surging candidate in January. So we’re going to continue to campaign on our views and offering new leadership and getting things done.”

“We’re not going to treat these issues as a Sierra Club endorsement, check,” said O’Malley. “Immigration reform is something we’re doing for the Latino vote, check. Affordable college is something we’re doing for the senior in high school, check. We are talking about these issues because they matter and I’m going to keep talking about them on this campaign.”


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Martin OÕMalley greats supporters during a campaign stop at Trinity United Methodist Church in Des Moines on Thursday, July 16, 2015. Brian Powers/The Register


Kristin Sosanie ?@ksosanie 20m20 minutes ago
Full coffee house in Burlington welcomes @MartinOMalley to talk #newleadership & rebuilding American Dream #iacaucus




Kristin Sosanie ?@ksosanie 30m30 minutes ago
Greeting @MartinOMalley in Burlington, County Chair Sandy Dockendorf says "welcome to our county!" #iacaucus

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1. Why I'm running for President

Martin O'Malley ?@MartinOMalley 3m3 minutes ago Burlington, IA
Why I'm running for President. #iacaucus

watch: https://twitter.com/MartinOMalley/status/622070371508965376

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2. Wapello County Democratic Chair, endorses O'Malley

Ben Jacobs @Bencjacobs

Melinda Jones, Wapello County Democratic Chair, endorses O'Malley

https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/621862580491915264/photo/1

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3. Gov. O'Malley visiting at the Pharmacy

John Forbes @jforbes1021
Gov. O'Malley visiting at the Pharmacy today, speaking with Herb and Joan Strentz and others. Thanks for coming!

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4. K&R nt

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5. THAT'S how you campaign!

Matt Corridoni ?@mattcorridoni 49m49 minutes ago

@MartinOMalley shaking every hand then hopping on a table for unscripted Q&A. THAT'S how you campaign! #iacaucus

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6. Thank you so much for bringing this to DU.

O'Malley is really doing a great job at retail politics in Iowa.

And I love that he is talking about his immigration plan in Iowa. Too many candidates hide their immigration policies away unless they are talking to Latino audiences. Immigration matters to everyone. It's a moral issue.

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7. you're welome, askew

...clearly Iowans are interested and concerned about these issues, Judging from their response. O'Malley definitely deserves credit for raising then there; reflective of his efforts in my own state of Maryland.