Tag: Martin O’Malley

Clinton “breathing a big sigh of relief” with slim lead in Iowa contest

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton celebrated as she held a slim lead over rival Bernie Sanders in Iowa’s Democratic presidential nominating contest on Monday (February 1). “Wow, what a night, an unbelievable night!” she exclaimed as she took the stage at a Des Moines rally, alongside her husband, former president Bill Clinton, and daughter Chelsea Clinton. “This has been an incredible honor to campaign across Iowa with so many of you to make the […]

Sanders says Iowa voters have begun “political revolution” after tie with Clinton in caucus

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist U.S. senator from Vermont, fought frontrunner Hillary Clinton to a virtual tie in Monday’s (February 1) Iowa caucus, and telling supporters as the results came in that they have begun a “political revolution”. Sanders congratulated Clinton for a hard fought contest, after Clinton said earlier that she was breathing a “big sigh of relief” after the results. After winning just 0.6 percent of the vote, Maryland […]

O’Malley, Huckabee pull out of presidential race

Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee announced they were suspending their presidential campaigns on Monday (February 1) following dismal results in the Iowa Caucuses. O’Malley, who had trouble gaining any traction in the Democratic race, won just 0.6 percent of the vote. “And so tonight I have to tell you that I am suspending this presidential bid. But I am not ending this fight because the fight you and I […]