Maryland Gov. O'Malley Looks Set for White House Run in 2016 from GOVERNING: State government news on politics, management & financ Can a charismatic liberal Democratic governor from a small blue state with a history of raising taxes win the presidency? Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley looks certain to test that proposition in 2016. www.governing.com/news/state/Maryland-Gov-OMalley-Looks-Set-for-White-House-Run-in-2016.html