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== Criticism ==
== Criticism ==
He raised 1.3 billion dollars in tax hikes in 2007.<ref>Philip Rucker, “Many Of Md. Tax Increases Will Go Into Effect Today,” The Washington Post, www.washingtonpost.com/</ref> O'Malley increased on sales taxes and corporate businesses taxes. Umemployment rate went from 3.6 percent when entering office to double that from January of 2007 when he took office.<ref>U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Julie Bykowicz, “Dearth Of Small-Firm Owners In Assembly Is Election Issue,” The Baltimore Sun, articles.baltimoresun.com</ref> In the past two years, Maryland has lost more than 100,000 jobs.<ref>Kevin James Shay, “State Job Losses Soared In February,” www.gazette.net</ref> He is very anti-business and companies like Northrop Grumman have been hurt by him have gone to Virginia for their high paying jobs.<ref>Andrea K. Walker, Northrop Loss Raises Questions Of Business Environment In Maryland,” The Baltimore Sun, articles.baltimoresun.com</ref> CNBC ranked Maryland as lagging eight times out of ten in job categories. Despite all these facts, O'Malley has even thought about raising taxes even higher when Maryland's economy has been devastated.<ref>CNBC.com, “America’s Top States For Business 2010,” www.cnbc.com</ref>
He raised 1.3 billion dollars in tax hikes in 2007.<ref>Philip Rucker, “Many Of Md. Tax Increases Will Go Into Effect Today,” The Washington Post, www.washingtonpost.com/</ref> O'Malley increased on sales taxes and corporate businesses taxes. Umemployment rate went from 3.6 percent when entering office to double that from January of 2007 when he took office.<ref>U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Julie Bykowicz, “Dearth Of Small-Firm Owners In Assembly Is Election Issue,” The Baltimore Sun, articles.baltimoresun.com</ref> In the past two years, Maryland has lost more than 100,000 jobs.<ref>Kevin James Shay, “State Job Losses Soared In February,” www.gazette.net</ref> He is very anti-business and companies like Northrop Grumman have been hurt by him have gone to Virginia for their high paying jobs.<ref>Andrea K. Walker, Northrop Loss Raises Questions Of Business Environment In Maryland,” The Baltimore Sun, articles.baltimoresun.com</ref> CNBC ranked Maryland as lagging eight times out of ten in job categories. Despite all these facts, O'Malley has even thought about raising taxes even higher when Maryland's economy has been devastated.<ref>CNBC.com, “America’s Top States For Business 2010,” www.cnbc.com</ref>
==2012 Democratic Convention==
At the [[2012 Democratic National Convention]], O'Malley charismatically delivered an exciting and energizing speech promoting the idea that Barack Obama is moving America, "forward, not back."
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