--- title: Democratic Debate: See Martin O'Malley's Sad Puppy Face description: Martin O'Malley wasn't too happy Sunday about his speaking time at the Democratic debate, giving moderators the puppy dog face. canonical: https://time.com/4184055/democratic-debate-martin-omalley-sad-face/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-18T04:24:03.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T14:12:40.386Z article:section: Politics og:title: See Martin O'Malley's Sad Puppy Face as He Asks for More Debate Time og:description: "Can I get 30 seconds too?" og:url: https://time.com/4184055/democratic-debate-martin-omalley-sad-face/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9a0a2345e18fa43/698879842dce0160649e7631/democratic-debate-martin-omalley-002.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: CHARLESTON, SC - JANUARY 17: Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley participates in the Democratic Candidates Debate hosted by NBC News and YouTube on January 17, 2016 in Charleston, South Carolina. This is the final debate for the Democratic og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Martin O'Malley's Sad Puppy Face as He Asks for More Debate Time twitter:description: "Can I get 30 seconds too?" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9a0a2345e18fa43/698879842dce0160649e7631/democratic-debate-martin-omalley-002.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Martin O'Malley's Sad Puppy Face as He Asks for More Debate Time by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Jan 18, 2016 4:24 AM UTC  Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley participates in the NBC - YouTube Democratic presidential debate at the Gaillard Center in Charleston, S.C. on Jan. 17, 2016. Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley participates in the NBC - YouTube Democratic presidential debate at the Gaillard Center in Charleston, S.C. on Jan. 17, 2016.Andrew Burton—Getty Images by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Jan 18, 2016 4:24 AM UTC Martin O’Malley wasn’t too happy about the [amount of speaking time](http://time.com/4183952/democratic-debate-full-text-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders/) he got at [Sunday’s Democratic debate](http://time.com/4183625/democratic-debate-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders). In an effort to get more time, the former Maryland governor repeatedly interrupted the other candidates, finally asking moderator Lester Holt, who was speaking to Hillary Clinton, “Can I get 30 seconds too?” O’Malley then deployed a facial expression most commonly used by pouting dogs, or toddlers, to get what they want — eventually earning some additional speaking time. As the last [debate](http://time.com/4183949/democratic-debate-fourth-charleston-poll-survey) before the Iowa caucus, this was a last chance of sorts for O’Malley to gain a national spotlight for his struggling campaign. O’Malley is polling around 2% nationally and at an average of 5% in Iowa, according to a polling average compiled by RealClearPolitics. 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