O'Malley Popular--Especially with Women

Governor

Gov. Martin O'Malley is getting solid marks for his early job performance -- particularly from women -- according to a new poll by Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies.

The poll found that 52 percent of voters approve of the job O'Malley (D) has done since January and that 21 percent disapprove. Another 27 percent said they did not know enough to rate him. The gap widens considerably among women: 59 percent approve, compared to 15 percent who do not.

The poll of 820 regular voters was conducted March 19 through March 22 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

O'Malley also drew praise yesterday from an erstwhile critic, former comptroller, governor and Baltimore Mayor WIlliam Donald Schaefer

As Schaefer received a "First Citizen" award from the state Senate, O'Malley playfully called Schaefer "my mentor and my sometimes tormenter." But he also praised Schaefer for his work to revitalize Baltimore's "glistening" Inner Harbor, now a major tourist attraction, and said he admired Schaefer's "hardworking, can-do grit."

For his part, Schaefer recognized O'Malley as "a nice young governor who I used to fight with all the time." He asked O'Malley's family to stand and directed senators to applaud.

-- John Wagner

By Phyllis Jordan |  March 29, 2007; 6:07 AM ET  | Category:  Governor
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Yup, Martin O'Malley is HOT.

Now can we just put William Donald out to pasture?

Posted by: Anonymous | March 29, 2007 8:47 AM

Of course, felons and illegal immigrants show the highest levels of support for O'Malley but that doesn't surprise anyone. Heck, the Democrats have been using both of those groups as their main source of votes for years!

I wonder what special concessions O'Malley will now make for the dead of Baltimore City, the Democrats most loyal voters?

Posted by: Rufus | March 29, 2007 9:13 AM

Now O'Malley wants to give illegals the benefit of in-state tuition, and he wants to give felons the right to vote. Who could like O'Malley under these proposals, except the ignorant, guilt-ridden liberals who put him in office?

Posted by: babby | March 29, 2007 9:18 AM

I would assume this is true, if not to the same extent, of all Democratic officeholders, regardless of looks, as more women are Democrats.

Rufus, you really think the Democrats are the sleazy ones after the tricks Ehrlich and Steele pulled last cycle? Busing in homeless people from out of state to hand out sample ballots that promote false endorsements?

Posted by: Phil | March 29, 2007 10:01 AM

We've already been over this. O'Malley got 52% of the vote. A few months later, 52% approve of him. Is this news? I'm sure if you solicited the question "what was your overall feeling of the Ehrlich administration" you would have found a 48% approval rating.

Let's talk about something interesting like Joe Vallario's constant attempts to block "Jessica's Law" but when it finally passed the other day, I see the Baltimore Sun giving him credit for it-unbelievable.

Posted by: BG from PG | March 29, 2007 10:16 AM

Popular with the women in the Parris Glendenning way?

Posted by: Kim | March 29, 2007 11:02 AM

Kim, Martin O'Malley is a cutie. Nice body, perfect teeth, cute smile, nice eyes.

(excuse me a few seconds. I need to wipe that slobber off the front of my blouse)

Posted by: Anonymous | March 29, 2007 11:47 AM

Parris Glendenning started out with that "wholesome" family-man image, but he wasn't hunk material.

Posted by: MD Res | March 29, 2007 12:01 PM

If you elect someone based soley on their physical appearance, you get what you pay for (no pun intended). I am not a fan of giving illegal immigrants or felons special treatment or benefits. I have no children and it really frosts my shorts that 50% of my property taxes go to pay for public schools. We are all paying for illegal immigrants to go to our free schools. Sure O'Malley is a cutey and his wife is an attractive woman, but what is he going to do for the next four years besides pose for photos?

Posted by: Maryland woman | March 29, 2007 12:01 PM

Phil, are you attempting to deny that the dead in Baltimore vote straight-ticket Democrat? This bunch of sleaze-balls is putting felons and illegal immigrants ahead of us all.

Posted by: Rufus | March 29, 2007 12:48 PM

Wait till these folks find out their next car is going to cost an extra $3,000, that these Democrats are banning their favorite dish-washing detergent, and that rapists and murderers will be in line with them to vote.

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Posted by: che | March 29, 2007 1:39 PM

Che, please place your crap in the oval file and flush it!

Posted by: Anonymous | March 29, 2007 2:04 PM

Maryland woman,

If the only thing O'Malley did was to pose for photos over the next 4 years, then he would be no better than Ehrlich. Bobby spent the last 4 years doing nothing but posing for photos, shooting his mouth off on talk radio and playing golf.

Hopefully, we have moved on from those days.

Posted by: Baltimore Voter | March 29, 2007 2:18 PM

Those Haircut photos were rather frightening too.

Posted by: FredCo | March 29, 2007 2:26 PM

But O'Malley appears to belosing his hair by each day,look at his photos from 4 or 5 years ago compared to now...

Posted by: Anonymous | March 29, 2007 2:33 PM

That's ok, O'Malley has enough other nice features to look at.

Posted by: FredCo | March 29, 2007 2:47 PM

Barack Obama and Edwards are much better

Posted by: Anonymous | March 29, 2007 3:53 PM

Martin will stay popular if he does not raise taxes next year.

Posted by: Robin Ficker | March 29, 2007 3:54 PM

wow, is this the best people can say about O'Malley, kinda sad.

Posted by: Anonymous | March 29, 2007 3:58 PM

Dems will continue to host the illegals until one rapes their daughter in the middle of the night. Then and only then will the tide change.

Posted by: Anonymous | March 29, 2007 5:49 PM

Obama's out because I don't like cigarette smoke. Plus, he acts too upidity sometimes. Edwards is nice looking southern boy, but I can't slob over him right now because I'm putting that energy into hoping his wife has a successful recovery. She's in my prayers.

Posted by: FredCo | March 29, 2007 8:10 PM

Al Gore used to be pretty hot but age hasn't been too kind to him.

Posted by: FredCo | March 29, 2007 8:10 PM

It is so nice to have a governor that doesn't throw a temper tantrum whenever he doesn't get his way and spend the rest of his time whining that the bad ol' Dems won't rubberstamp eveything he wants. It will be even nicer when the rest of the Republics stop whining and start working.


Posted by: TC | March 30, 2007 12:41 AM

At his current rate, O'Malley should be almost completely bald by 2010m when he's up for reelection.

Posted by: Anonymous | March 30, 2007 9:20 AM

maybe he can get a hair weave, i understand that there's pretty good technology out there for someone with O'Malley's plight.

Posted by: Anonymous | March 30, 2007 9:21 AM

What's funny is that Marc Fisher won't dare bust on O"Mally's hair loss because Fisher has a bald dome of his own.

Posted by: Shine On | March 30, 2007 9:47 AM

FredCO: Yeah, what the hell happened to Al Gore? He doesn't look like the same person. Is he getting fat or old, or both? I always thought he looked like a weasel.

Posted by: Anonymous | March 30, 2007 10:52 AM

O'Malley's good at posing for photos and that's about it. He's basically a legend in his own mind.

Posted by: Anonymous | March 30, 2007 11:42 AM

It's quite remarkable how none of the news media will comment on O'Malley's dramatic and startling hair loss, it's like the elephant in the room that nobody wants to talk about

Posted by: Anonymous | March 30, 2007 11:54 AM

actually, the Baltimore Sun has written an article on O'Malley's hair loss, it was written by Sun columnist Dan Rodricks on his blog.

Posted by: Anonymous | March 30, 2007 12:00 PM

O'Malley keeps his hair cut very short, so his hair loss isn't as dramatic as hair loss on Erhlich would be.

Al Gore does look like he gained weight, but a good haircut would help. He looks like he used Brylcream or something.

Posted by: FredCo | March 30, 2007 12:15 PM

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