Both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton’s campaigns may be vying for O’Malley’s supporters, but there weren’t very many to find in Iowa on Monday night. One precinct leader couldn’t even get his name right, informing O’Malley’s supporters: “Mr. Omallery, you are not viable.”
Being an “Omallery” voter is a lonely affair:
The O'Malley huddle.. pic.twitter.com/nxgdKaly52
— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) February 2, 2016
O'Malley supporters are being told to go upstairs in this school auditorium to caucus for him. It's... not busy. pic.twitter.com/csYvPFNeNR
— Jim Waterson (@jimwaterson) February 2, 2016
At one caucus, not a single O'Malley supporter in sight https://t.co/kzeOgrZoxg pic.twitter.com/5bOGUcVYkE
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) February 2, 2016
Cheer goes up from the O'Malley camp. "We got a dozen. Woohoo!" 35 is viable. pic.twitter.com/x79KfvWWvA
— Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) February 2, 2016
He was popular at one precinct, at least. O’Malley showed up at Drake University, receiving big cheers for a brief stump speech: “My candidacy is in your hands.”