O'Malley: Dems need more than six debates.
Presidential candidate Martin O'Malley took a swipe at the Democratic Party and frontrunner Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, arguing that party "insiders" were trying to "circle the wagons" around the former secretary of state by sanctioning only six debates.
"Those in Washington who think they can limit the number of debates that we're going to have before the Iowa caucuses -- can circle the wagons and close off debates -- I think they're gonna have another thing coming when they talk to the people of Iowa," the former Maryland governor said at a campaign stop in Cedar Rapids.
His criticism was even sharper in an interview with The Hill on Wednesday in which he described "insider" attempts to limit the number of debates as a "grave mistake" and "undemocratic." Asked whether "party insiders" included the Clinton family, O'Malley said: "Of course they are. President and Secretary Clinton are the most colossal, prolific fundraising couple in the history of representative democracies."
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