O’Malley: Dems tilting race toward Hillary

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Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley in an exclusive interview Wednesday with The Hill accused party insiders of trying to tilt the primary contest in Hillary Clinton's favor.

O’Malley lit into the Democratic Party for seeking to limit the number of presidential debates, which he said would help Clinton glide to the nomination.

O’Malley said he raised the issue with the chairwoman of the Democratic Party, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), during last week’s National Urban League conference in Fort Lauderdale.

“There's an effort by a few insiders to try to limit the number of debates that we have and I've shared with the chair — Debbie Wasserman Schultz — that I think that’s a grave mistake and I think it's undemocratic,” O'Malley told The Hill in between in-between campaign stops in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines.

I agree with O'Malley. The establishment of the Democratic Party is trying to fix the primary election for Hillary Clinton. But I have news for the them. They are not the party. We the base are the party and we will choose the nominee, not them.

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/250372-omalley-dems-tilting-race-toward-hillary-clinton

[Thinkingabout]

1. O'Malley and Bernie is Hillary, she has the experience and ability. the two needs to understand

this is a fact and not try to crush the woman. If either of these guys had the same experience and ability then she could cry the same story.

[Purveyor]

2. .

[elleng]

3. Try some facts, THINKabout it:

Martin O'Malley, among OTHER things:

1. Ended death penalty in Maryland
2. Prevented fracking in Maryland and put regulations in the way to prevent next GOP Gov Hogan fom easily allowing fracking.
3. Provided health insurance for 380,000
4. Reduced infant mortality to an all time low.
5. Provided meals to thousands of hungry children and moved toward a goal for eradicating childhood hunger.
6. Enacted a $10.10 living wage and a $11. minimum wage for State workers.
7. Supported the Dream Act
8. Cut income taxes for 86% of Marylanders (raised taxes on the rich).
9. Reformed Maryland’s tax code to make it more progressive.
10. Enacted some of the nation’s most comprehensive reforms to protect homeowners from foreclosure.

Mother Jones magazine called him the best candidate on environmental issues.
Article here:
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/12/martin-omalley-longshot-presidential-candidate-and-real-climate-hawk

[Thinkingabout]

9. I tried some facts, on your fact 5, has O'Malley gone to migrant camps seeking childern to see

what it would take to get those children in schools and their well being including health care? I have researched O'Malley and I determined Hillary does have more foreign experience, she has advocated for children in her work with the Children's Defense Fund, she could have accepted a position in a large law firm but wanted to work with to help children. She has advocated for women's rights, trying to get the pay equalized between men and women. She has sponsored bills to tie the minimum wage increases to raises for Congress, it did not pass but she has worked to get the minimum wages on a steady increase. The last federal minimum wage increase she worked hard to get. She supports the Dream Act. She presented healthcare to Congress in 1993, it did not get passed but has advocated for healthcare. I am not degrading O'Malley or Bernie but this Dems are tilting the race towards Hillary is not true anymore than they would be tilting the race towards O'Malley and Bernie. I have been disappointed in the showing O'Malley has had but to say it is tilted for Hillary just may not be a factor, Hillary just may be polling because many others knows her record.

[AtomicKitten]

4. This isn't the Special Olympics.

Get on with the debates.

[JackInGreen]

5. ....did you

Just advocate "taking it easy" (though I don't see either even vaguely attempting to "crush" her) because she's a woman with experience and ability?

[Thinkingabout]

10. No, but just because she is a woman is not a reason to cry the dems are tilting the race towards

Hillary and we know the history of who has priority in hiring, etc for many years, it is a long hard fought battle and now that Hillary is polling better the statement of the dems are tilting the race towards Hillary is another reason to cry poor me, Hillary is polling better than they are.

[JackInGreen]

11. I think the reason

There's an accusation of a tilt is that by this time election year we'd had 6 debates and no restrictions (I think) on candidates to debate on their own. Now we have Hillarys former national campaign co-chair scheduling them amd we get nothing until october.
I think that's adequate to breed suspicion. Her gender doesn't come into it.
do you really think the only reason for the suspicion is mysogyny?

[Thinkingabout]

12. How is not having debates before any candidates tilted towards anyone? Allow the GOP to run

their clown car, they are not having as many debates either. Neither does the fact they are only planning 6 debates, it is protecting the DNC candidates. If the candidates are incapable of getting their stand on the issues across to the voters in 6 debates then 26 isn't going to help.

[JackInGreen]

13. I think the only person

Defended by having 6 debates is hillary.

When the July Quinnipiac poll says that 2% to 3% need to know more about Hill; But 43% need to know more about Bernie, I think the only person defended is the one with more name recognition. The others can only benefit from exposure.

[Thinkingabout]

15. Your opinion, no proof. IMO, having 26 is a clown car. Name recognition is not experience or

ability. Bernie is responsible for getting his name and abilities to the public.

[bigdarryl]

6. This is not going to go well for Debbie Wasserman Schultz

[HereSince1628]

7. Progressives haven't made the DLC/3rd Way redundant in years of trying

Letting the insiders take up the mission of destroying themselves may be for the best.

[ericson00]

8. I think people are just tired of long primaries

like we had in 2004 and 2008. Sometimes, there is nothing wrong with a nice orderly window dressing show. Hillary has earned the nomination, its been a long time coming.

[Report1212]

16. This isnt a monarchy

Where we "owe" it to some figure who's been around to give them power. This is about the country not figureheads

[frylock]

20. Just smdh head at that attitude..

what. the. fuck.

[frylock]

19. The Presidency isn't a lifetime achievement award..

Hillary hasn't earned jack crap until the votes are counted.

[ericson00]

23. its also not an award for being "anybody but ________"

which seems to be the only serious cases for Clinton's rivals

[frylock]

24. People have been very explicit as to why they would rather not have Clinton..

all pretty much based upon policy. It's the Clinton supporters that are focused more on personality.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251498806#post7

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21. Your performance art is made of AWESOME! n/t

[virtualobserver]

26. people aren't, the DNC and Hillary are.....

they want a nice, short primary.

[Adrahil]

14. Dear Martin....

Debates are not gonna catapult you from 3% to 40%+. Won;t happen. But you're still my second choice!

[totodeinhere]

18. But that's not the point. The problem is that the DNC is attempting to protect

Clinton by limiting debates. That is wrong. They should be neutral. If debates won't help O'Malley then so be it but at least let him debate and get his views out.

[RobertEarl]

17. Now that's bravery

The man is standing up to the power structure that can crush him.

Unlike some, he is showing true bravery by standing up for true Democracy. You who are opposing more debates could learn a lot from O'Malley.

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22. O'Malley's right. Hillary is a weak candidate, and DWS knows it.

You don't risk making your candidate look desperate by rigging the game unless you're afraid they'll need it. Congratulations, DWS, you just handed the GOP another stick to beat us with. Moron!

[Evergreen Emerald]

25. Whiners bug me. n/t