Politics

You Have Martin O’Malley All Wrong

A Serious Candidate

Crime plummeted and home prices doubled under Martin O’Malley’s reign as the Mayor of Baltimore. Not that you would know that, of course, since he’s running for president—and there’s no time for facts when reporting on the campaign trail.

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In 1999, an audience member asked a question during a Baltimore mayoral debate that boiled down to this: “Why should we stay here?” It was a reasonable ask.

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