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Jeb Bush to Visit South Carolina on Tuesday, November 17, 2015

JEB BUSH TO VISIT SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY

Miami, FL – On Tuesday morning, Governor Jeb Bush will attend a Leadership Columbia Alumni Association (LCAA) Leadership Luncheon in Columbia, SC. That afternoon, Governor Bush will attend a meet and greet at Wholly Smokin’ BBQ in Florence, SC. In the evening, Governor Bush will hold a town hall at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC.
 
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Event: Governor Bush to attend Leadership Columbia Alumni Association (LCAA) Leadership Luncheon in Columbia, SC.

Location:        

The Palmetto Club
1231 Sumter Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Start Time:   11:30 AM EST

Event: Governor Bush to attend Meet and Greet in Florence, SC.

Location:      

Wholly Smokin’ BBQ
150 South Dargan Street
Florence, SC 29506

Start Time:   1:45 PM EST

Event: Governor Bush to attend a town hall in Conway, SC.

Location:      

Coastal Carolina University
100 Chanticleer Drive East
The Wall Building, Johnson Auditorium

Conway, SC 29528

Start Time:   5:00 PM EST

What People Are Saying About Martin O’Malley's Performance at the Second Democratic Debate

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

What People Are Saying About Martin O’Malley at the CBS News Debate in Des Moines, Iowa

What People Are Saying About Martin O’Malley at the CBS News Debate in Des Moines, Iowa

“Winner: Martin O’Malley” … “Showed He’s a True Contender Best Showing” … “Iowa Political Watchers Tell Me: Strategically, O’Malley Had the Best Performance” ...
“Gave By Far the Best Democratic Debate Answer on Refugees” … “A lot of Volume Went to Martin O’Malley” … “O’Malley Had a Strong Night. Won’t Be Surprised to See Him Gain Ground” … “O’Malley Truly Torched Twitter Tonight” … “On Immigration, O’Malley is Best” … “Earned Thunderous Applause” … “Pain[ted] Himself as the Fresh Face in the Democratic Party” … “His Best Night of the Campaign to Date. Solid, Confident, and Often Lyrical”

Washington Post Headline: Winners: Martin O’Malley

Bloomberg Headline: Report Card: Clinton Opens the Door to Her Rivals: Sanders and O'Malley Step Up in Iowa Debate.

Bustle Headline: O'Malley's Debate Performance Was His Best Yet

Boston Globe Headline: Martin O’Malley’s big line of the night? Slamming Donald Trump

Baltimore Sun Headline: O'Malley takes tougher approach in second debate

Washington Examiner Headline: O'Malley calls Trump an 'immigrant-bashing carnival barker'

The Week Headline: Martin O'Malley Earns Thunderous Applause by Calling Donald Trump An 'Immigrant-Bashing Carnival Barker'

Talk Radio News Headline: O’Malley: Trump Is An ‘Immigrant-bashing Carnival-Barker’

Vox Headline: Martin O'Malley Gave, By Far, the Best Democratic Debate Answer on Refugees

Bloomberg Politics Headline: After ‘Carnival Barker’ Barb, Trump Calls O’Malley a ‘Clown’

Mic Headline: Martin O'Malley: "My Son Is Not a Pair of Boots on the Ground"

Time Headline: Watch Martin O’Malley Compare Hillary Clinton to Annie Oakley

Des Moines Register Headline: Clinton, O'Malley Spar over Minimum Wage

Politico Headline: O'Malley Got the Counter-Punch from Donald Trump He was Spoiling For

Business Insider Headline: Donald Trump snipes back after Martin O'Malley calls him a 'carnival barker' at the Democratic debate

The Hill Headline: O'Malley Slams Trump as 'Carnival barker' on Immigration

Adam Sharp (Video): “A lot of that volume went to Martin O’Malley who wound up in the double digits having been in the 1, 2, 3% range in the overall conversation.”

Gloria Berger (Video): “O'Malley was right about Hillary Clinton and Annie Oakley. Remember that?”

Rick Unger (Video): “I thought Governor O'Malley hit on the one point that isn't discussed enough and he went there, is our need to have more human intelligence on the ground around the world, particularly where this kind of a problem is breeding  … he hit it.”

Washington Post: “Winners: Martin O’Malley … He also showed a willingness to go at Hillary Clinton aggressively and unapologetically. And to tout his record as having accomplished many of the liberal goals that Clinton and Bernie Sanders just talk about. His riff on why candidates shouldn't use the phrase "boots on the ground" was powerful, even if he did use an anecdote ... to make his point … taken in its totality, tonight's debate was one of the better moments for O'Malley in this race.”

Bloomberg: “O’Malley B+, Clinton B, Sanders B … [O’Malley’s] best night of the campaign to date. Solid, confident, and often lyrical ... Frequently emotional and engaging on domestic policy, especially when effectively pushing his Maryland governing record and hitting Clinton hard on gun control … spoke movingly about an Iowa military family ... this performance will rally his supporters and allow him to enter the next phase of the campaign with the potential to be more than a sidebar player.”

Washington Post: “Martin O’Malley ... seemed more aggressive on Saturday night – attacking both his rivals onstage, and Republicans far off of it. He got one of the night’s biggest rounds of applause by referring to GOP front-runner Donald Trump as ‘That immigrant-bashing carnival barker’ … O’Malley drew the debate’s first sustained applause, by mentioning the Republican front-runner Democrats love to hate.”

Bustle: One contender who turned in a much better — and more aggressive — performance than in past debates was Martin O’Malley, who had his best debate night yet.

The Week: “O'Malley … got a moment in the spotlight ... with an elaborate Donald Trump ... insult, which was met with thunderous applause, ended with a hilarious mic drop.”

Bustle: “O'Malley has finally found his voice during this bizarre 2016 election season. O'Malley's closing remarks at the end of the second Democratic debate were oozing with presidential charm, showing that maybe we shouldn't underestimate the under-the-radar candidate.”

Talk Radio News: Martin O’Malley received his biggest applause during Saturday night’s debate for criticizing Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump. Speaking on border security, O’Malley called for a pathway to citizenship for immigrants living in the country illegally.”

NPR: “O'Malley, pain[ted] himself as the fresh face in the Democratic party.”

Mic: “He made a successful bid for the hearts of Iowa voters by responding to a question about his fitness as commander-in-chief with the personal story of an Iowa mother.

Business Insider: “Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) got one of the biggest applause lines of Saturday night's debate for his criticism of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump. Asked about border security and immigration reform, O'Malley called for a path to citizenship for immigrants living in the US illegally and slammed Trump for supposed ‘immigrant bashing.’"

Bloomberg: “O'Malley blasted the Republican party front-runner who has been calling for restrictions on immigration and deportations of people living here illegally, earning a thunderous ovation … O'Malley … argued [he’d] be tougher on the financial elites than Clinton. O'Malley ruled out Larry Summers and Robert Rubin, who served as treasury secretaries for past Democratic presidents, from serving in his administration.”

The Hill: “He bashed the GOP front-runner candidate’s immigration rhetoric … O’Malley has repeatedly sought to use immigration as a wedge issue between him and the rest of the field.”

Washington Examiner: “O'Malley touted his role in passing comprehensive gun control and went after the Vermont socialist for his 2005 vote for the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms (PLCCA) Act to give "immunity" to gun dealers.”

Time: “Martin O’Malley compared Hillary Clinton to famous female gunslinger Annie Oakley during a discussion of gun control during Saturday’s Democratic debate. The comparison came as former Maryland Gov. O’Malley accused Clinton of flip-flopping on the issue of gun control, which she now supports.”

Bleeding Heartland: O’Malley was the most-improved candidate. Compared to the first debate, he sounded less scripted and spoke more forcefully. Lots of people googled his name, especially during the first hour. O’Malley’s top moment on Twitter came when he employed a crowd-pleasing line from his stump speech, deriding Donald Trump as an "immigrant-bashing carnival barker." His problem is that Clinton and Sanders were mostly solid. I don’t see O’Malley making headway against the front-runners unless one or both make big mistakes.

USA Today: “O’Malley also slammed Clinton, calling her Wall Street proposals ‘weak tea.’”

Associated Press: “Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley paint[ed] the former senator from New York as a lackey for Wall Street and corporate interests.”

Mark Halperin @MarkHalperin: My debate report card grades: O'Malley: B+, Sanders: B, Clinton: B. Full report cards coming soon.

Joe Trippi@JoeTrippi: .@MartinOMalley had a strong night too.  Won't be surprised to see him gain some ground.

James Asher @jimasher: O'Malley showed he's a contender. His best showing.

Matt Viser  @mviser: Could this debate be Martin O’Malley’s breakout moment?

Courtney Crowder @CourtneyCare: Interesting takeaways from the @KCCINews focus group...O'Malley looking like a real candidate for people who didn't think of him before.

Quentin Misiag  @quentin_misiag: Iowa political watchers tell me: Strategically, @MartinOMalley had the best performance. "He finally has a seat at the table." #DemDebate

Slate@Slate: Bernie had burns, but O’Malley truly torched Twitter tonight, according to @CBS: http://slate.me/1kxbgmr  #DemDebate

Natalie Andrews @nataliewsj: Social media buzz for Martin O'Malley was up 112% versus the last debate, per social analytics @Zoomph #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/oeoYxjLkUi

Jose Antonio Vargas @joseiswriting: Not sure. I havent studied candidates enough. On #immigration, @MartinOMalley is best. But thats just one issue.

Amanda Krenz  @ACKrenz: .@MartinOMalley the only candidate in the spin room. #DemDebate  @weareiowa5news @ThisWeekInIowa pic.twitter.com/tReqTNuLOE

Gabriel Debenedetti  @gdebenedetti: One candidate is braving the spin room: @MartinOMalley pic.twitter.com/aFUr4W7Sh2

Grant Rodgers  @GrantMRodgers: "It's like being at the mall in line for Santa," cameraman remarks about trying to get to O'Malley. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/P7v3RgcUqX

DNC Chair Statement on Democratic Presidential Debate

DNC Chair Statement on Democratic Presidential Debate

DES MOINES – Democratic National Committee Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz issued the following statement on the DNC/Iowa Democratic Party/CBS/KCCI/Des Moines Register Debate held at Drake University tonight:

“Democrats, like people the world over, woke up today with a heavy heart but proud to stand with the people of Paris and our allies across the globe in the wake of the horrific violence they experienced last night. Tonight, the American people tuned in to hear directly from three extremely qualified candidates running to be their Commander-in-Chief and build on President Obama’s legacy of bringing terrorists to justice and keeping American civilians safe.

“What they heard was a spirited debate, one that showed that our Democratic candidates have a firm grasp on America’s foreign policy challenges, while respecting voters and keeping the discussion at a serious and substantive level. Our candidates also showed that they are the only ones running for president who understand the importance of investing in the middle class and strengthening the economy to keep America moving forward.

“Our candidates are the only ones committed to making college affordable, to raising the federal minimum wage, to protecting our seniors, to fixing the broken immigration system, and to addressing climate change.

“Tonight provided a stark contrast from what we saw all week from the Republican field, with an embarrassing debate at which they characterized issues like raising the federal minimum wage as a ‘disaster’ and proved they are out of touch, stuck on the failed policies of the past and mired in extremism. On the economy, this week, Republican candidates offered their worn out proposals  to continue pursuing tax cuts for the wealthy, fixating on taking us back to the same kind of policies that were in place when our economy was losing 800,000 jobs a month as the last Republican president left office. And when it comes to national security and tackling terrorism, all Republicans could offer was more of the same reckless foreign policy in the vein of Dick Cheney and George W. Bush. The American people can’t afford to go backwards.

“I congratulate all of our candidates tonight on a debate that made me even more proud than ever to be a Democrat. Our 45th president was on stage tonight in Des Moines.”

RNC Statement On CBS Democrat Presidential Primary Debate

RNC Statement On CBS Democrat Presidential Primary Debate
 
WASHINGTON – RNC Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement in response to tonight’s Democrat primary debate:
 
"In what should have been a walk in the park for Hillary Clinton, tonight’s debate reinforced that she is inconsistent on issues, weak on terrorism and beholden to special interests.

"After running to the right of President Obama in 2008, tonight Clinton continued to shift to the left on issue after issue to keep up with a seventy-four year old socialist from Vermont.

"In the shadow of yesterday’s attacks in Paris, Clinton refused to call out 'Islamic extremism' or President Obama’s failing ISIS strategy. And in a new low, Hillary Clinton shamefully hid behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks in a bizarre attempt to deflect attention from her ties to her wealthy donors.

"Tonight only reinforced why we need to send a Republican to the White House and that Hillary Clinton and the Democrats don’t have the ideas to keep America safe."

Iowa GOP Statement on Democratic Debate

Iowa GOP Statement on Democratic Debate

“Hillary Clinton had a disastrous night, shirking blame for her failed foreign policy's role in creating ISIS and attempting to spin away her blatant hypocrisy by invoking the attacks of 9/11. It’s too bad the DNC was able to successfully bury her failed performance on a Saturday night, when Iowans would rightly prefer to spend their time watching our University of Iowa Hawkeyes."
-Charlie Szold, communications director

Martin O’Malley for President Senior Strategist Bill Hyers Statement on the CBS Democratic Debate

Martin O’Malley for President Senior Strategist Bill Hyers Statement on the CBS Democratic Debate

DES MOINES, IA - Tonight, O'Malley for President Senior Strategist Bill Hyers released the following statement about Governor O'Malley's winning performance in the second Democratic debate:

"Tonight, there was one winner on stage: Governor Martin O'Malley. He showed he is ready to be Commander-In-Chief. He proved that he's the only candidate of actions and not just words.

"In every segment of tonight's debate, Governor O'Malley had the breakthrough moment. From his story of the mom in Burlington, Iowa who told told him to always remind other public servants that soldiers aren't just 'boots on the ground,' that they're human beings, to standing up to Trump on his nativist and racist immigration policies, to showing why neither Senator Sanders nor Secretary Clinton has the backbone to stand up to the National Rifle Association, he brought the passion, principles, and fight that Democrats need in their next nominee.

"Governor O'Malley showed that he has the fresh thinking and new leadership we need to build on President Obama's legacy. He will be the Democrat's strongest candidate in November 2016. He is the best person to lead our nation."

What People Are Saying About Governor Martin O’Malley's Performance At CBS News Tonight's Debate

What People Are Saying About Governor Martin O’Malley's Performance At Tonight's CBS News Debate

“Best Night We’ve Seen From O’Malley By Far” … “Gave By Far the Best Democratic Debate Answer on Refugees” … “O’Malley Doing Well Tonight” … “Give O’Malley Credit” .. “Had the Best Answer on Race Relations” … “First Candidate to Mention #BlackLivesMatter” … “% of Twitter Conversations about O’Malley Growing Steadily” … “People Watching this Debate Want to Learn More About O’Malley”

Jake Horowitz @jacobdhorowitz: Best night we've seen from O'Malley by far.

Rich Lowry @RichLowry: O'Malley has to be pleased with a very solid debate

Courtney Crowder  @CourtneyCare: Students @ focus group LOVED @MartinOMalley's "We are going to be proud every single month for the rest of our lives" comment. #DemDebate

Chris Megerian ‏@ChrisMegerian: O'Malley couldn't ask for a better tweet tonight from #DemDebate  twitter.com/realdonaldtrum…

Abby D. Phillip @abbydphillip: O'Malley might have had the best answer on the so-called "race relations" questions: Good mix of tone and specifics.

Vox @voxdotcom: Martin O'Malley gave, by far, the best Democratic debate answer on refugees vox.com/2015/11/14/973… pic.twitter.com/pZUTN8FFoe


The Advocate @TheAdvocateMag: O'Malley: Has most experience in dealing with urban crime and can say w/out hesitation, black lives matter. #DemDebate

SalenaZito  @SalenaZitoTrib: .@MartinOMalley is having a solid night #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/RufdqK9IAx

Sarah Beckman  @SarahBeckman3: After the 500th commercial break, Paul Krugman, Annie Oakley, and Martin O'Malley are winning this debate. #DemDebate #iacaucus

Chris Cillizza @TheFix: The (few?) people watching this debate want to learn more about O’Malley — and Eisenhower. wpo.st/y2Sn0 pic.twitter.com/3LJ2kwtOsr

Ruth Lapointe  @Ruth1Lapointe: The undecided young voter next to me at the #DemDebate, most taken by #OMalley as a candidate #iacaucus pic.twitter.com/Mtu2pZw2O5

Elizabeth Plank @feministabulous: "Black lives matter" is uttered for the first time by O'Malley. #DemDebate

Keith Boykin @keithboykin: Martin O'Malley is the first candidate to mention #BlackLivesMatter at the #DemDebate.

Alex Pappas @AlexPappas: Martin O'Malley is doing well tonight. Too bad it's a Saturday night and nobody is watching.

Chris Cillizza @TheFix: Give O'Malley credit: He knows he needs to go right at Hillary -- and he is.

Ben Jacobs @Bencjacobs: Martin O'Malley goes after Robert Rubin and Larry Summers

Glenn Thrush @GlennThrush: Folks, Hillary's earlier answer on Wall Street donations -- linking them to 9/11 -- was cray-cray... and will haunt

DJ Judd @juddzeez: Martin O'Malley on the offensive, says Clinton's plan for Wall Street is "weak tea," at #DemDebate

Sarah Beckman  @SarahBeckman3: .@MartinOMalley is guns-a-blazing on @HillaryClinton tonight, definitely not holding back, re: "weak tea." #DemDebate #iacaucus

Tom Hucker @tomhucker: Bravo @MartinOMalley for citing my living wage bill. Lifted 1000s out of poverty, passed due to his #actionsnotwords pic.twitter.com/xJ0TUHgQ7v

David Collins  @dcollinsWBAL: O'Malley calls out Clinton says crony capitalism calling her the candidate for Wall Street

Brad Mielke @TheBradMielke: Even in pro-Clinton room, O'Malley getting the most laughs. "We're going to be proud every month for the rest of our natural-born lives."

Hannah Chanpong @hannahfc: % of Twitter conversations about O’Malley growing steadily. From single digits ahead of debate to 16% now #DemDebate

Brad Mielke @TheBradMielke: So far, Clinton and Sanders are tied for twitter mentions: 42% each.  But O'Malley getting a bump at 16%.

Chris Megerian @ChrisMegerian: It seems like Clinton's opponents think Wall Street ties are a major weakness -- Sanders and O'Malley are pounding away here.

John Deeth  @johndeeth: OMalley may be wedging his way into the undecided near left niche #DemDebate

Grant Rodgers  @GrantMRodgers: O'Malley says he's tougher on guns than Sanders or Clinton. Made guns a big part of his Jefferson Jackson speech back in October. #demdebate

USA TODAY 2016 @usatoday2016: O'Malley says the issues of race relations and criminal justice reform are intertwined; both need improvement. #DemDebate

Alex Michels @ACM4297: @MartinOMalley has a shot if he can keep this momentum going after tonight. He might be the best shot in the general election #DemDebate

John Deeth  @johndeeth: Question is:do voters actually think free tuition is do-able? OMalley exploits opening by pivoting to real world "affordable, debt free"

YoungDems of America @youngdems: Thank you @MartinOMalley for bringing attention to the outrageous interest rates on student loans. #DemDebate #WeAreDemocrats #YDADSM

Samuel Sinyangwe  @samswey: O'Malley & Sanders offered concrete solutions to end police violence & mass incarceration at #DemDebate. Still waiting for @HillaryClinton.

Roger Simon @politicoroger: O'Malley: "The goal should be debt-free college" and not Sanders' free college plan.

Statement from DFL Chairman Ken Martin on Tonight’s CBS News Debate

Statement from DFL Chairman Ken Martin on Tonight’s Debate

 

“As our candidates took the stage tonight, it was clear to everyone in the audience and at home that our thoughts and prayers were with the people of Paris.

 

“This weekend has reinforced the need for candidates that understand the weight and responsibility of this position and our country’s role in global society. While our world continues to stand together against terrorism and senseless violence, tonight’s debate reminded us how much we need a leader whose vision for the future will keep our families safe.”

Rick Santorum Responds to CBS News Democrat Debate

Rick Santorum responds to CBS News Democrat Debate

 

VERONA, PA - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum (R-PA) issued the following statement following this evening's CBS News Democrat Debate.

 

Rick Santorum said: "Hillary Clinton's continued refusal to level with the American people about the enemy we face, the threat they pose, and sacrifice necessary to defeat them disqualifies her to be Commander-in-Chief. We are not at war with 'violent extremists.'  We are at war with radical Islam, radical Islamists that just yesterday murdered hundreds of innocent French civilians."

 

"As a Senator, Hillary Clinton voted against my legislation that imposed sanctions on the radical Iranian mullahs.  As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton abandoned the Iranian pro-democracy movement during the Green Revolution, sat home while our embassy burned and our ambassador died in Benghazi, and allied with the Muslim Brotherhood as the Egyptian government crumbled.  And now as a presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton refuses to even identify the threats we face," continued Santorum.

 

"Radical Islamists hate everything we stand for.  They seek to destroy us and our way of life.  ISIS only has power as long as they can establish a caliphate.  Iran seeks a nuclear weapon to bring about the return of the Mahdi. Hillary Clinton fundamentally does not understand the World in which we live, the threats that we face, and the ideology of our enemy.  Hillary Clinton is not qualified to be Leader of the Free World," concluded Santorum.