O'Malley goes after Clinton by name in Wall Street attack.
Martin O'Malley did something new on Monday: He used Hillary Clinton's name to knock the Democratic frontrunner.
During an interview with Concord New Radio in New Hampshire, O'Malley hit Clinton for what he called "long-established and well known" ties to Wall Street that he said make Clinton less likely to adequately fight big banks.
"My proposals go a lot further than Secretary Clinton's," O'Malley said. "Her closeness with big banks on Wall Street is sincere, it's heart-felt, long-established and well known."
He added, "I don't have those ties. I am independent of those big banks on Wall Street. And my proposals reflect that, because I would restore robust prosecution and deterrents, I would reinstate Glass-Steagall to separate the speculative banking from the commercial and depository banking. And I think most American believe that's common sense."
Since announcing his campaign earlier this year, O'Malley and his team have been more than willing to knock Clinton, the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination -- but without using her name. Instead of saying Hillary Clinton, O'Malley has highlighted issues like trade, Wall Street and foreign wars, areas where his team has argued he has a more liberal record than Clinton.
But Monday's statement was a departure from that tactic, and evidence that O'Malley -- who is barely registering in most national polls lately -- plans to step up the rhetoric against Clinton.
O'Malley described Wall Street reform and the economy as "one of the very serious disagreements, policy disagreements in this campaign."
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