--- title: Martin O’Malley Asks For Backing Of Elizabeth Warren Supporters description: Speaking to a crowd in Bedford, New Hampshire Tuesday, former Governor Martin O’Malley strikes a decidedly populist chord. canonical: https://time.com/3765003/martin-omalley-new-hampshire-populist/ author: Haley Sweetland Edwards article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-31T16:02:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:59:31.452Z article:section: Politics og:title: Martin O’Malley Asks For Backing Of Elizabeth Warren Supporters og:description: Speaking to a crowd in Bedford, New Hampshire Tuesday, former Governor Martin O’Malley strikes a decidedly populist chord. og:url: https://time.com/3765003/martin-omalley-new-hampshire-populist/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd0e97c4db553cde/69878613a988ca3d6c6ad2c9/martin-omalley.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1690 og:image:height: 951 og:image:alt: Former Democratic Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley addresses the 2015 International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Alfred K. 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Hillary Clinton called for equal pay and talked economy at the 30th anniversary of EMILY's List gala Tuesday night._  by [Haley Sweetland Edwards](https://time.com/author/haley-sweetland-edwards/)  ## Haley Sweetland Edwards Mar 31, 2015 4:02 PM UTC  Former Democratic Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley addresses the 2015 International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Alfred K. Whitehead Legislative Conference and Presidential Forum in Washington, DC, March 10, 2015. Former Democratic Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley addresses the 2015 International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Alfred K. Whitehead Legislative Conference and Presidential Forum in Washington, DC, March 10, 2015. Jim Watson—AFP/Getty Images  by [Haley Sweetland Edwards](https://time.com/author/haley-sweetland-edwards/)  ## Haley Sweetland Edwards Mar 31, 2015 4:02 PM UTC BEDFORD, N.H.—Former Gov. Martin O’Malley parried reporter questions Tuesday about the two leading women in the Democratic party: Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren. He didn’t want to talk much about the former. “Look, I’ve sort of said whatever I’m not going to say about the email thing,” he said, after addressing voters here. But when Warren’s name came up, he positively lit up. “I believe that Senator Warren is speaking with great clarity especially on the need to regulate Wall Street to hold the CEOs of banks accountable, and to make sure that we put people at the \[Security and Exchange Commission\] and other entities that are going to deter the sort of behavior that led to the crash of our economy,” he said. “If the banks are too big to fail without wrecking our economy, then they’re too damn big.” “I would welcome her supporters…if I were to get into the race,” added the former Maryland governor and likely presidential candidate. Those populist themes, which have made Warren a leader in the Democratic party, found a central place in O’Malley’s prepared remarks during a scrambled egg breakfast in the suburbs of Manchester, before a crowd about 150 business insiders, political elites, and students. Lamenting what he described as the Republican economic agenda—“concentrate wealth at the top, keep wages low, and systematically deregulate Wall Street”—O’Malley advocated instead for increasing the minimum wage, making it easier for unions to collectively bargain “so that wages go up,” and to “expand social security, not dismantle it.” “The central question of the battle for our democracy is, how do we make our economy work for all of us?” O’Malley said as the crowd ate scrambled eggs and fruit bowls in a hotel conference space. “And yes, just as Teddy Roosevelt said, we have to be ready to stand up to special interests whenever their narrow agendas… threaten to wreck the homes and livelihoods and the hopes of average Americans,” he added. O’Malley faces a major uphill battle for the Democratic nomination. While Clinton garners nearly 56% of the likely Democratic vote in New Hampshire, the first primary state, O’Malley is currently earning only about .8%, according to an[ average of five polls between January and March this year](http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/nh/new%5Fhampshire%5Fdemocratic%5Fpresidential%5Fprimary-3351.html). In his press conference, he repeated a phrase he has leaned on often when asked about Clinton. He said history was full “candidates who are ‘inevitable’ until the moment they are not” and said that Americans were ready for “new leadership.” But he dismissed opportunities to needle the former Secretary of State directly. Among New Hampshire voters, O’Malley clocks in behind every other potential Democratic candidate, including Warren (17.8%), who has said repeatedly that she is not running, and Vice President Joe Biden (7.8%). Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is also considering a run for the nomination, earns 9.4% of the primary vote in New Hampshire, according to those same polls. Still, O’Malley’s speech Tuesday was well-received. He touted gay rights on several occasions, citing marriage legislation Maryland passed under his tenure, and calling Indiana’s religious freedom law “reprehensible.” He said it was “shameful” for potential GOP presidential hopefuls to support it. The emotional high of the half-hour talk came when O’Malley asked the crowd of mostly white, middle-aged and older voters for a “little bit of audience participation.” “How many people here believe firmly that you have enjoyed a better quality of life than your parents and grandparents?” O’Malley asked. Nearly everyone in the small room raised their hand. “Second question,” he said. “How many of you believe just as firmly that your children and grandchildren will enjoy a better quality of life than you?” About two people raised their hands. The room was silent for a beat. “That is the great question at the center of the debate at the kitchen table of our great democracy,” O’Malley said. Afterward, about half the crowd gave him a standing ovation. ## Transcript We're fighting for an economy that works for everyone and includes everyone. That is the only way to achieve broad- based growth and prosperity in a world that is growing more competitive and interdependent every day. 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