What People Are Saying About Martin O’Malley’s Speech at the Iowa Democratic Party Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
“O’Malley Crowd Keeping the Energy Up” … “Supporters Were Loud and Proud”... “Applause from the Other Campaigns” … “Another Standing O” … “Applause From All Sections of Audience” ...
Glenn Thrush @GlennThrush: O'Malley is kind of killing it in the room. Sanders folks are very fired up -- just heard first (ever) shout of "Sanders/O'Malley"
Glenn Thrush @GlennThrush: Standing O for O'Malley!
John Heilemann @jheil: Nice job tonight by @MartinOMalley
Jacob Kornbluh @jacobkornbluh: .@MartinOMalley knows how to deliver a speech #IDPJJ
Samantha-Jo Roth@SamanthaJoRoth: Big response from @MartinOMalley supporters when he reflects on his record as governor. #IDPJJ #NewLeadership
AJ Murdoch @murdoch_aj: Not even halfway through and @MartinOMalley has talked about more issues and with more substance than Bernie did his entire speech #IDPJJ
David Redlawsk @DavidRedlawsk: And another standing O for O'Malley on NRA one goal only, selling as many guns as possible no matter cost in American lives #IACaucus #IDPJJ
Marina Leight @LeightONLight: #jjdinner O Malley hits all the meaningful topics of the day that matter, wages, gun reform, immigration, trade........
MaryAlice Parks @maryaliceparks: .@MartinOMalley draws applause from all sections of audience when he talks about taking on NRA #idpjj
Roger Simon @politicoroger: O'Malley did a long anti-gun violence hit. Sanders did none. What will Hillary do? #IDPJJ
Sarah McCammon NPR @sarahmccammon: In one of his biggest applause lines, O'Malley calls out #NRA. Says it's time to "stand up to the NRA, and start saving lives." #IDPJJ
Michael Cohen @speechboy71: O'Malley going after the NRA … he's been out front on this issue for a while. Much more than any other candidate.
Philip Rucker @PhilipRucker: O’Malley is going heavy tonight on gun safety, bashing the NRA’s lobbying power. “Enough is enough!” A Bernie contrast.
Philip Rucker @PhilipRucker: O’Malley making a sharp contrast with Clinton AND Sanders, saying he’s a candidate of “action, not words.” Cites 15 years in exec office.
Philip Rucker @PhilipRucker: Of the 3 Dems, O’Malley has most potential to grow. He performs much better in settings like #IDPJJ than his poor poll numbers suggest.
Ben Jacobs @Bencjacobs: O'Malley gets his best crowd response so far by calling the NRA "craven and morally bankrupt."
Ed Fallon @FallonForum: O'Malley really working the gun issue, blasting the NRA, challenging Clinton and Sanders to join him. #jjdinner #iacaucus
Beau Boughamer @Beau1u: V good speech from O'Malley that spent time on immigration and curbing gun violence, which the others aren't emphasizing. #IDPJJ
Tess Kovach @KStreetHipster: Sanders didn't mention guns at all. O'Malley makes it a central focus of his speech.
Joe Fulford @janimal45: @MartinOMalley is just really killing it tonight...
Daily Becca @RebeccaMorin_: Cheers all around the event center when @MartinOMalley talks about standing up to the NRA. #IDPJJ
Kevin Barry @KevinBarryCBS2: .@MartinOMalley gets standing ovation from entire #IDPJJ audience when he calls Donald Trump "carnival-barking, immigrant-bashing" #IaCaucus
Dave Price @idaveprice: .@MartinOMalley gets some applause from other campaigns when he calls @realDonaldTrump a "carnival barker" #IDPJJ pic.twitter.com/3K4bogCUG8
Iowa Starting Line @IAStartingLine: .@MartinOMalley crowd keeping the energy up during breaks in the program #IDPJJ #IACaucus pic.twitter.com/WH5K58ymm5
Paul Esker @paul_esker: Late tweet but @MartinOMalley supporters were loud and proud during his introduction at start of #IDPJJ pic.twitter.com/JsXjj9Rren
Iowa Starting Line @IAStartingLine: .@MartinOMalley section has red white & blue glow sticks, very excited "O'Malley!" chants #IDPJJ #IACaucus pic.twitter.com/Up3RZ0BgNj
Grant Rodgers @GrantMRodgers: The O'Malley section in the bleachers at #IDPJJ. Doing the wave. #iacaucus pic.twitter.com/kiy52OAsYg
Bleeding Heartland @desmoinesdem: The @MartinOMalley crowd is outfitted with "thundersticks," chanting "he's with us." #iacaucus #IDPJJ pic.twitter.com/qmoF0k1eLp
Sarah Beckman @SarahBeckman3: .@MartinOMalley supporters have a nice little light display in front of their cheering section. #IDPJJ #iacaucus pic.twitter.com/wKWZWmFnKg
Sandy Dockendorff @SandyD118: People on their feet for strong O'Malley finish. #IDPJJ
Blake Gober @Blakegober: This is the best speech that @MartinOMalley has given to date #IDPJJ
Tilman Heyer @tilmanheyer: Great coda by O'Malley. Really solid speaker and great speech #IDPJJ
Patti Poblete @voleuseCK: O'Malley asks Sanders and Clinton to join him in calling for stricter gun control. Bold move, and an incredibly canny one, as well. #IDPJJ
Courtney A. Woods @CWoods_Aspires: Martin O'Malley makes me want to move to Maryland & enroll my (unborn and not conceived yet) kids in school
John Nichols @NicholsUprising: "Injustice does not solve itself, we must solve it."
@MartinOMalley embraces #FightFor15 & expanding Social Security pic.twitter.com/DKZZ91AFeS
Nida Khan @NidaKhanNY: O'Malley also giving a strong speech
Jeff Zeleny @jeffzeleny: .@MartinOMalley closes strong. His bumper sticker message is this: "New leadership, or the same old battles? Actions, or words?"
Samantha-Jo Roth @SamanthaJoRoth: .@MartinOMalley calls on @HillaryClinton & @BernieSanders to stand together in fighting against gun violence. #IDPJJ
Daily Becca @RebeccaMorin_: Cheers all around the event center when @MartinOMalley talks about standing up to the NRA. #IDPJJ
Alex L. Khan @PoliticKhan: O'Malley is placing forward more substantive policy points that Sanders before him #IDPJJ
Stephen M. Sanchez@_StephenSanchez: Overall, a strong speech by @MartinOMalley. Will it give him the boost it gave Obama in 2008? #IDPJJ
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