What People Are Saying About Martin O’Malley's Performance at the Second Democratic Debate
“Martin O’Malley Had A Strong Night” … “If There Was A Winner in the Debate, [O’Malley] Takes the Prize” … “Deserved to be in that Stage and Should be Taken Seriously”... “Finally A Candidate Talking Facts” … “Did Martin O'Malley Finally Break Out? The Former Maryland Governor Had Two of the Night's Most Memorable Lines” … “Very Strong Answer by O'Malley on Immigration” … “Effectively Challenged [Clinton] on Issues” … “Generat[ed] Some of the Loudest Spontaneous Applause of the Night” … “Martin O’Malley Shined.” “Had A Great Debate, Showing His Passionate Progressive Positions”... “Spoke Fluidly and Forcefully about All Manner of Issues”
Bloomberg Politics Headline: Martin O'Malley Celebrates ‘Big Deal’ Debate Win
Des Moines Register Headline: O'Malley: 'We Had a Really Good Night'
Washington Post Headline: Hoping to Capitalize on Debate Performance, O’Malley to ‘Park’ in Iowa
Reuters Headline: O'Malley: U.S. Must Do "Better Job" at Defending Against Islamic State
Daily Mail Headline: O'Malley Channels Obama and Accuses Clinton of Changing Her Mind on Gun control for Political Expediency
Reuters Headline: What O’Malley Said to Pique Twitter’s Interest
Alan Colmes’ Liberaland Headline: O’Malley Defines Trump As ‘Immigrant-Bashing Carnival Barker’
Washington Examiner Headline: O'Malley Calls Trump an 'Immigrant-Bashing Carnival Barker'
ABC (Video): Martin O'Malley Rallies with Supporters Before Iowa Debate
LA Times Headline: Sanders and O'Malley Step Up Attacks on Clinton in Iowa Democratic Debate
CBS Headline: Democratic Debate: Sanders and O'Malley Keep Clinton on Defense
Slate: “Martin O’Malley had a strong night. It’s not surprising that O’Malley is fluent in policy across several dimensions. But this debate ... he showed real knowledge and skill. He kept himself in the game, responding to both Clinton and Sanders, while touting his record as governor of Maryland ... I saw … fire in O’Malley. If there was a winner in the debate, he takes the prize.”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “Martin O’Malley shined. O’Malley was aggressive and blunt and showed a willingness to challenge Clinton.”
Politico: “‘It was a very good night for O'Malley,’ … said an unaligned South Carolina Democrat … O’Malley ... took direct aim at Clinton over her ties to Wall Street and her record on gun control ... insiders said he had a slightly better night than Sanders did … ‘O'Malley showed he deserved to be in that stage and should be taken seriously,’ a New Hampshire Democrat said.”
Des Moines Register: “A cheering Beaverdale pub crowd greeted Martin O'Malley, who thanked his volunteers and supporters shortly after Saturday's presidential debate in Des Moines … The crowd cheered ‘I-O-W-A, Martin O'Malley all the way’ as the Democratic presidential hopeful walked into the room.
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“Having only three candidates on stage this time gave O'Malley more time to talk about his progressive accomplishments, like raising Maryland's minimum wage to $10.10 per hour … Lu Ann Pedrick's favorite moment of the debate was O'Malley calling Republican businessman-turned-presidential hopeful Donald Trump an ‘immigrant-bashing carnival barker.’
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“Ottumwa resident Melinda Jones said O'Malley showed in the debate that he's a thoughtful candidate who will look at new approaches on foreign policy and national security issues.”
MSNBC: “O’Malley especially outperformed expectations”
CNN: “Did Martin O'Malley finally break out? The former Maryland governor had two of the night's most memorable lines. Democrats will love his description of Donald Trump … And O'Malley offered a personal touch by criticizing the phrase ‘boots on the ground,’ telling the story of a Burlington, Iowa, mother … And he got laughs talking about his daughters’ student debt, saying he was proud to see them graduate college and ‘we’re going to be proud every month for the rest of our natural lives.’"
The Nation: “There were also defining moments for each candidate .... Martin O’Malley’s stirring response on refugees and immigration.”
Reuters: “Generating some the loudest spontaneous applause of the night, former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley invoked Trump’s name when asked about immigration reform and border security, calling Trump “that immigrant-bashing carnival barker.
Mashable: “O'Malley offered up a forceful attack on Hillary Clinton over gun policies during Saturday's Democratic debate”
The Atlantic: “O’Malley was livelier than in recent debates, at one point seizing on a question on immigration to attack ‘that immigrant-bashing carnival barker Donald Trump.’ He clearly benefited from the increased time, and attention … Very strong answer by O'Malley on whether to ‘compromise’ on immigration by securing the border first. He makes a rousing call for a path to citizenship.”
USA Today: “Martin O’Malley is on offense against two opponents. The former governor of Maryland ... showed he is willing to attack both Clinton and Sanders. While criticizing Clinton as ‘the candidate of Wall Street,’ O’Malley also hit Sanders for his opposition to certain gun control measures and questioned whether his economic problems are realistic.”
LA Times: “Martin O'Malley repeatedly challenged the former secretary of State … O'Malley said Clinton had her own consistency problems, arguing she had repeatedly changed her position for political reasons
Economist: “Mr O’Malley made the equally common-sensical point that politicians needed to avoid language that alienated the Muslim-American neighbours who were a “first line of defence” in spotting and reporting extremists.”
CBS: O’Malley ... effectively challenged her on issues ranging from the federal minimum wage to the fight against ISIS … O'Malley also found an opportunity to contrast his outsider status to Clinton's Wall Street connections.
Daily Mail: “Martin O'Malley copied a page out of Barack Obama's playbook and dubbed Hillary Clinton as 'Annie Oakley' during tonight's debate over her defense in 2008 of Americans who shoot guns for sport … she didn't always feel that strongly about gun control, O'Malley argued.”
USA Today: “O'Malley has worked to portray himself as the toughest presidential candidate on gun control.”
CNN: “[O’Malley] spoke fluidly and forcefully about all manner of issues.
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“O'Malley had a great debate, showing his passionate progressive positions, at times taking the critique to both of his opponents.”
Mother Jones: “His biggest applause line came when he called Donald Trump an "immigration-bashing carnival barker.’ … O'Malley took on Clinton for being fickle in her support of strong gun control measures, invoking the image of ‘Annie Oakley,’ an attack line then-presidential candidate Barack Obama used against Clinton in the 2008 primary.”
Alan Colmes: “Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley gave Donald Trump the treatment he deserved when the topic turned to immigration reform during this Saturday's Democratic Debate.”
Chris Cillizza @TheFix: Winners: Martin O'Malley, John Dickerson, Viking river cruises
Losers: Hillary Clinton, Saturday night debates.
Slate @Slate: Martin O’Malley had a surprisingly strong night. slate.me/1kWlyvZ #DemDebate
Erika Lee @prof_erikalee: Finally a candidate talking facts: Martin O'Malley: Net migration from Mexico was 0 in 2014 buff.ly/1MvznZo pic.twitter.com/7A1UOBAwBC
