Martin O’Malley Rails at Democrats for Debate Schedule ‘Rigged’ to Aid Hillary Clinton
MINNEAPOLIS – Martin O’Malley had one clear chance to make waves within the Democratic National Committee, and he seized it, delivering a fiery speech Friday that condemned his party’s leadership for what he called a process “rigged” to help Hillary Rodham Clinton — namely, curtailing the number of presidential primary debates.
Accusing party leaders of trying to keep Democratic ideas hidden as the Republican presidential candidates spew “racist hate” from their debate lecterns, Mr. O’Malley, the former Maryland governor and mayor of Baltimore, questioned the decision to hold “four debates and four debates only” before the first four states finish voting.
“This is totally unprecedented in our party’s history,” Mr. O’Malley said. “This sort of rigged process has never been attempted before. Whose decree is it exactly? Where did it come from? To what end? For what purpose? What national or party interest does this decree serve? How does this help us tell the story of the last eight years of Democratic progress?”
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/fir...ebate-schedule-rigged-to-aid-hillary-clinton/
And he's right. Just four debates. It's all to make sure that Hillary doesn't have to answer any more questions than absolutely necessary. And the Democrats don't have the voters to stand up and say, "Hey the establishment party cannot continue to call the shots. Let the voters hear the candidates and make the decision." Nope, Democrats remain, "sheep." Just shut up follow the leader.
MINNEAPOLIS – Martin O’Malley had one clear chance to make waves within the Democratic National Committee, and he seized it, delivering a fiery speech Friday that condemned his party’s leadership for what he called a process “rigged” to help Hillary Rodham Clinton — namely, curtailing the number of presidential primary debates.
Accusing party leaders of trying to keep Democratic ideas hidden as the Republican presidential candidates spew “racist hate” from their debate lecterns, Mr. O’Malley, the former Maryland governor and mayor of Baltimore, questioned the decision to hold “four debates and four debates only” before the first four states finish voting.
“This is totally unprecedented in our party’s history,” Mr. O’Malley said. “This sort of rigged process has never been attempted before. Whose decree is it exactly? Where did it come from? To what end? For what purpose? What national or party interest does this decree serve? How does this help us tell the story of the last eight years of Democratic progress?”
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/fir...ebate-schedule-rigged-to-aid-hillary-clinton/
And he's right. Just four debates. It's all to make sure that Hillary doesn't have to answer any more questions than absolutely necessary. And the Democrats don't have the voters to stand up and say, "Hey the establishment party cannot continue to call the shots. Let the voters hear the candidates and make the decision." Nope, Democrats remain, "sheep." Just shut up follow the leader.
