Martin O'Malley proved he could steal the show in the Democratic primary.

[elleng]

Friday night’s Iowa Wing Ding Dinner lacked the flash of the recent Fox News Republican debate, but that’s not the point. There’s actual meat at the Wing Ding – and not just chicken wings: candidates are expected to talk about policy as part of their appeals for more donations and to lend upper-card star power to an undercard of Democratic candidates for county and state-wide Iowa offices.

And, for outsiders, it’s a solid preview of the personalities of the Democratic primary, barring any more candidates: Lincoln Chafee is a nice man; Hillary Clinton is formidably polished; Bernie Sanders is righteously angry;and Martin O’Malley will probably siphon energy and ideas from all of them, standing like a tall, handsome, safely male candidate with a slightly affected southern twang.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/15/martin-omalley-steal-the-show-democratic-primary

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Pisses me off this guy couldn't give credit where it's due. Anyone with a Guardian account, please let him know!

[brer cat]

1. The entire tone of that piece

was awful. I thought he was unnecessarily harsh on all the candidates, but he seemed to relish demeaning M O'M.

[elleng]

2. I agree,

generally negative and finally useless.