--- title: Martin O'Malley Plans Revolt Against Hillary Clinton Over Debate Rules description: Martin O'Malley's campaign is aiming to organize debates outside the six-debate framework announced by the Democratic National Committee canonical: https://time.com/3987454/democratic-debates-hillary-clinton-martin-omalley/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-06T18:38:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:41:46.964Z article:section: Politics og:title: Martin O'Malley Plans Revolt Against Hillary Clinton Over Debate Rules og:description: Martin O'Malley's campaign is aiming to organize debates outside the six-debate framework announced by the Democratic National Committee og:url: https://time.com/3987454/democratic-debates-hillary-clinton-martin-omalley/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt36e29258ec8b562d/69885e3c3c1639aa6145928b/gettyimages-481691564.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Democratic Presidential Candidate Martin O'Malley Participates In Wall Street Reform Discussion og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Martin O'Malley Plans Revolt Against Hillary Clinton Over Debate Rules twitter:description: Martin O'Malley's campaign is aiming to organize debates outside the six-debate framework announced by the Democratic National Committee twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt36e29258ec8b562d/69885e3c3c1639aa6145928b/gettyimages-481691564.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Martin O'Malley Plans Revolt Over Democratic Debate Rules > Sponsored content. 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Democratic presidential candidate and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley speaks during an event at the Truman Center for National Policy July 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee—Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Aug 6, 2015 6:38 PM UTC Martin O’Malley’s campaign plans to organize debates outside the six-debate framework announced by the Democratic National Committee, a move that flouts Democratic party rules and risks excluding the former Maryland governor from sanctioned debates. O’Malley, who is struggling to gain traction in his challenge to Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, has long called for more debates that would give him more airtime on a national stage. The DNC has limited the number of debates to six and threatened to exclude presidential candidates who debate outside that framework. The DNC rule “tramples over everything that is important about the democratic process,” said Jake Oeth, O’Malley’s state director in Iowa. “We welcome anyone who wants to participate and we hope to engage in open conversation with anyone.” Oeth added that O’Malley staff are in discussions with other Democratic presidential campaigns about the possibility of expanding the number of debates. Deputy campaign manager Lis Smith on Thursday reiterated the point in a [tweet](https://twitter.com/Lis%5FSmith/status/629339785547653120). A spokesman Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign did not immediately respond to questions about discussions with O’Malley’s campaign. There were more than 20 debates in the Democratic primary in 2008, and 15 in 2004, including debates that were not sanctioned by the DNC. O’Malley’s campaign has been increasingly vocal about opposing the DNC debate schedule, which was announced Thursday. The DNC announced months ago there would be 6 total debates, and that candidates could only participate if they abided by the DNC framework. With fewer debates, Clinton’s challengers for the Democratic nomination get fewer chances to appear on a national stage with the frontrunner. Limiting the number of debates is generally seen as favoring Clinton. In Iowa this week, O’Malley told _The Hill_ that the DNC was trying to “pre-ordain the outcome, circle the wagons and close off debate” in favor of Hillary Clinton. O’Malley’s senior strategist, Bill Hyers said in a note to supporters, “the DNC has no place determining how many times voters in early states can hear from Presidential candidates.” O’Malley’s campaign is not alone in opposing the six-debate limit. Sanders, who is trailing in polls against Clinton by less than 10 points in Iowa, has started a petition to call for more debates. “At a time when many Americans are demoralized about politics and have given up on the political process, I think it’s imperative that we have as many debates as possible—certainly more than six,” Sanders said in a statement Thursday. “I look forward to working with the DNC to see if we can significantly expand the proposed debate schedule.” The DNC, which is staffed by a number of Clinton loyalists, has defended the debate schedule, saying it will allow for a robust discussion over the party’s platform. “These debates will highlight the Democratic Party’s policies, which will continue to strengthen the middle class, and we hope Americans across the political spectrum will tune in,” [said](https://medium.com/@DWStweets/announcing-the-democratic-debate-schedule-d8e284513221) party chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Shultz. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3987454/democratic-debates-hillary-clinton-martin-omalley/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3987454/democratic-debates-hillary-clinton-martin-omalley/"},"headline":"Martin O'Malley Plans Revolt Over Democratic Debate Rules","datePublished":"2015-08-06T18:38:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:41:46.964Z","description":"At issue is how much time Hillary Clinton's challengers will have on stage with the frontrunner","url":"https://time.com/3987454/democratic-debates-hillary-clinton-martin-omalley/","keywords":["Debates","Hillary Clinton","2016 Election","democrat","Martin O'malley"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt36e29258ec8b562d/69885e3c3c1639aa6145928b/gettyimages-481691564.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt36e29258ec8b562d/69885e3c3c1639aa6145928b/gettyimages-481691564.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Democratic Presidential Candidate Martin O'Malley Participates In Wall Street Reform Discussion","caption":"Democratic Presidential Candidate Martin O'Malley Participates In Wall Street Reform Discussion","creditText":"Win McNamee—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/debates/","name":"Debates"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3987454/democratic-debates-hillary-clinton-martin-omalley/","name":"Martin O'Malley Plans Revolt Over Democratic Debate Rules"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Hillary Clinton's Top 10 Political Moments","description":"Watch the top 10 moments from Hillary Clinton's career in politics.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/L3I0gpwt/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-04-09T19:18:36.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/L3I0gpwt.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3987454/democratic-debates-hillary-clinton-martin-omalley/","duration":"PT1M49S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3987454/democratic-debates-hillary-clinton-martin-omalley/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```