Wow, this is big. Good for O'Malley, former mayor of Baltimore and leader of the band O'Malley's march back when I lived in Balto. If you watch the wire, Mayor Carcetti is modelled on Martin O'Malley. Irish, Italian, what's the difference, eh?
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland officially became the first state on Tuesday to approve a plan to give its electoral votes for president to the winner of the national popular vote instead of the candidate chosen by state voters.
Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat, signed the measure into law, one day after the state's General Assembly adjourned.