What People Are Saying About Governor O’Malley’s Speech at the Wing Ding: Part Two
"Supporters Were Loud and Proud" … “An Enthusiastic Response” … “The Most Worth Watching” … “An Impassioned, Populist Appeal” … “Received Enthusiastically by the Capacity Crowd of 2,100”
The Guardian Headline: Martin O'Malley proved he could steal the show in the Democratic primary
Des Moines Register Headline: O'Malley: I'll Be A President Of 'Actions, Not Words'
Bloomberg Headline: O’Malley, In Iowa, Touts ‘Progressive Values,’ Executive Record
Des Moines Register (Video): O'Malley Slams Wall Street For Profiting While Workers Suffer
The Guardian: “Of all the speakers, [O’Malley’s] the most worth watching because you could see where he can start absorbing the spotlight – and how he is the sort of dude that political tastemakers will probably bend heaven and hell to make the nominee.
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“There will always be O’Malley... the establishment guy who flirted just enough with progressivism until the rest of the establishment came calling. So as soon as all the pundits and moral arbiters can kick off the rust and really start abusing both the facts and the candidates, it’s going to be a heckuva Democratic race.”
Des Moines Register: “Martin O'Malley worked to brand himself as the Democratic candidate of "actions, not words" during his Iowa Wing Ding speech on Friday.
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“O'Malley earned applause from the crowd for his speech's tough-on-Wall Street tenor. As president, he'd work to reinstate a version of the Glass-Steagall Act, which limited the types of investments banks could make with customers' money.
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“The crowd cheered as O'Malley credited President Barack Obama with moving the country forward.”
Washington Post: “Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley made [an] impassioned, populist [appeal] that [was] received enthusiastically by the capacity crowd of 2,100 people.
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“O’Malley followed Sanders on stage and touched many of the same progressive themes. He tried to distinguish himself from the other candidates by noting that he is the only one with 15 years of executive experience, having served as mayor of Baltimore before being governor.
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“Though he has struggled to gain traction in the polls, O’Malley was well received by the crowd.”
KHOU: “O'Malley was equally impassioned.
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“O'Malley countered that by revealing that former Iowa U.S. Rep. Berkley Bedell is ‘supporting me in this tough race.’ O'Malley, who knows he's an underdog, tried to encroach on Clinton and Sanders' territory by arguing that with his history of accomplishments as a former big city mayor and Maryland governor, people can trust him to get things done.”
Associated Press: “O'Malley pointed to a laundry list of progressive proposals he would pursue if elected president, saying his years as Baltimore mayor and Maryland's two-term governor were about ‘action, not words.’”
CNN (Video): “Right here in Clear Lake, Iowa, outside the famed Surf Ballroom, you can hear the excitement here, Pamela, from the Martin O'Malley supporters. The Hillary Clinton supporters are a little quieter in the distance. But the conversation here in Iowa is, will their field expand?”
KTTC (Video): “O’Malley supporters were loud and proud outside of the venue today - chanting in the sun for more than an hour.”
Politico: "O’Malley supporters showed up more than seven hours before candidates took the stage, hooting at cars that drove by and taping O’Malley signs on cars parked out front of the hall.”
