DC Whispers: Clinton Offers O’Malley VP To Avoid Contested Nomination

(Above: Martin O’Malley is said to be giving the Clinton offer serious consideration.)

Last week Clinton Machine operatives met in private with Martin O’Malley to offer the former Maryland governor a spot on the Clinton ticket, according to Capitol Hill sources.

The effort is meant to head off a possible challenge by O’Malley for the Democratic nomination, something the Clintons are increasingly concerned about given Hillary’s sudden drop in the polls following her email and possible pay-to-play scandals, and a still-looming Bill Clinton “Orgy Island” media relations debacle.

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While the O’Malley camp is said to be seriously considering the Clinton offer that he be her running mate, they remain tight-lipped over whether or not the former Maryland governor would rather run AGAINST Hillary Clinton and take the Democratic nomination for president himself. O’Malley certainly sounds like a man seriously considering going up against the Clinton Machine given his recent ABC News interview:

“I think that our country always benefits from new leadership and new perspectives,” he said. “Let’s be honest here, the presidency of the United States is not some crown to be passed between two families. It is an awesome and sacred trust.”

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