Know Your Candidates #3: Martin O'Malley

Welcome to Know Your Candidates, a fresh weekly feature here on Change and Cherish Blog that gives you the chance to learn about presidential candidates you may know nothing about! The feature maintains this blog's vision of ensuring that every voice is heard and that every light has the opportunity to shine. Major news networks fail to consider these things when they insist on focusing on controversial or purely entertaining candidates.

Let's meet ... Martin O'Malley!

According to Martin's candidacy website Martin O'Malley for President (click here to see more), his platform focuses on thirteen different issues.

First, Martin wants to raise the minimum wage by a significant degree.

Second, Martin wants to break up big banks to offer greater protection for families.

Third, Martin wants to offer greater educational opportunities for our youth, including debt-free college.

Fourth, Martin wants to decrease tax cuts to make sure that every family has access to good housing near their work and schools.

Fifth, Martin wants to protect and increase employment benefits for women.

Sixth, Martin wants to break poverty cycles by investing in certain economical programs and public education.

Seventh, Martin wants to reform the immigration system by giving greater slack to illegal immigrants and using them to build the base of our economy.

Eighth, Martin wants to expand benefits for seniors so they can retire with dignity.

Ninth, Martin wants to seek improved directives for economizing renewable energy and battling climate change.

Tenth, Martin wants to break down large corporations to allow for greater open competition among businesses.

Eleventh, Martin wants to make it easier for people to vote and to support certain candidates.

Twelfth, Martin wants to publicize all of the government's progress to enable greater accountability among officials.

Lastly, Martin wants to reduce threats to our nation by eliminating poverty and strengthening the middle class.

Now, this is only what Martin has said on his very own website. I would recommend checking out OnTheIsssues.org to learn more about what Martin has been saying during debates and the like (click hre to learn more).

What's My Opinion?

Honestly, my opinion doesn't matter. I can rant and rave all I want, but in the end, it's up to you to decide which candidate best fits your vision.

In considering that, however, I actually really liked what Martin's website had to say, especially the parts about debt-free college and raising the minimum wage. I mean, who doesn't want to see poverty obliterated? However, while I saw a lot of cool promises, I wish the website showed specific plans detailing how Martin's going to accomplish all this. It sounds like everything he's proposing is going to cost a lot of money, and everyone knows that national debt keeps rising. I mean, look at this thing! (Click here to see our national debt)

Either way, what do you think? Be sure to comment below!