What People Are Saying About Governor Martin O’Malley’s Speech At The DNC
“Roaring Crowds In A Jam-Packed Room” … “Bold Showing” … “Gutsy And Fiery” ... “Loud Applause”... “Standing Ovations”
New York Times Headline: Martin O’Malley Rails At Democrats For Debate Schedule ‘Rigged’ To Aid Hillary Clinton
CNN Headline: At DNC Meeting, Martin O'Malley Slams Democrats Over Debates
CBS Headline: At Democratic Meeting, Martin O'Malley Demands More Debates
Wall Street Journal Headline: Martin O’Malley Tells Democrats The Debates Are ‘Rigged’
Politico Headline: O'Malley Slams DNC For 'Rigged' Debate Plan
Washington Post Headline: O’Malley Blasts Democratic Leaders For ‘Rigged’ 2016 Debate Process
Associated Press Headline: O'Malley Assails Party's Number Of Debates
The Hill Headline: O’Malley Challenges DNC Over 'Rigged' Debate Schedule
The Guardian Headline: Martin O'Malley Accuses DNC Of 'Rigging' Primary Process In Clinton's Favour
Mashable Headline: Martin O'Malley: Democrats 'Cynical' To Limit Primary Debates
U.S.News & World Report Headline: O’Malley Chastises DNC: ‘We Need Debate.’
Washington Examiner Headline: O'Malley: Dem Debate Rules Have Pro-Hillary Bias
New York Times: “Martin O’Malley had one clear chance to make waves within the Democratic National Committee, and he seized it, delivering a fiery speech Friday that condemned his party’s leadership for what he called a process “rigged” to help Hillary Rodham Clinton — namely, curtailing the number of presidential primary debates.
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“But Mr. O’Malley’s bold showing Friday seemed an attempt to remind party members attending the meeting that, if Mr. Sanders falters, Mr. O’Malley could be a credible alternative to Mrs. Clinton.”
U.S.News & World Report: “A gutsy and fiery Martin O’Malley chastised the Democratic National Committee on its own stage Friday for limiting the party’s presidential primary debates to just four.
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“It was an audacious move by O’Malley....While confronting his own party at its summer meeting certainly wasn’t a comfortable endeavor, it did place him in a position to exert strength and conviction.”
New York Times: “In the fiercest speech of his candidacy so far, Mr. O’Malley condemned his party’s leadership for curtailing the number of primary debates to six and scheduling them at times when few people would see them....Mr. O’Malley’s repeated demand for more debates drew standing ovations from the audience”
Politico: "‘We need debate!’ He told a roaring crowd in a jam-packed room, many of whom were wearing shirts supporting independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. ‘What are we afraid of?’
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"‘Is this how the Democratic Party selects its nominee?’ he asked, met with a ‘no!’ from the audience. The former governor got loud applause for the lines, even from some wearing Sanders shirts.”
Washington Examiner: “Most the of the crowd at the DNC summer meeting seemed to like what O'Malley had to say, interrupting with loud applause.”
CBS: “His comments Friday brought O'Malley's crusade for open debate to the doorstep of the organization responsible for setting the schedule. The DNC has so far declined to offer to make any changes to the calendar or an exclusivity clause that bars candidates who participate in unsanctioned debates from appearing in its sanctioned ones.”
CNN: “Martin O'Malley is unhappy with the number of presidential debates the Democratic National Committee has organized. And on Friday, he made the point directly to the very party officials who made the decision, using most of his speech at the committee's summer meeting here to not only question the number of debates, but to question his party as a whole.
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“The former Maryland governor and 2016 candidate has made a point to repeatedly call for more debates ever since the DNC announced earlier this year that there would be six sanctioned debates on its side."
Wall Street Journal: “O’Malley gave a scathing indictment of the Democratic Party’s decision to schedule just four debates before the first presidential contest...”
Mashable: " O'Malley brought the fight to the Democratic National Committee right on its own stage."
