Martin O’Malley has some choice words for the new Democratic Presidential candidate.
Martin O’Malley, former Democratic Governor of Maryland, is not too pleased with Hillary Clinton, as he sees her recent changes in policy positions are motivated more by the polls than they are her authentic convictions. This is the first time the Democratic presidential candidate has criticized Clinton since she first announced her presidential run Sunday.
“I’m glad Secretary Clinton’s come around to the right positions on these issues,” said O’Malley, referring to policies on gay marriage and immigration. O’Malley gave a speech about the current state of the economy at Harvard University, and a chance to speak with reporters.
“I believe that we are best as a party when we lead with our principles and not according to the polls,” O’Malley added. “And every election is about the future. And leadership is about making the right decision, and the best decision before sometimes it becomes entirely popular.”
On Thursday, Clinton’s campaign people informed The Huffington Post that Clinton supports “state policies to provide driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants.”
That was one position the former Secretary of State fumbled the ball with in the 2008 campaign. At that time she was just the U.S. senator from New York and was asked during a debate if she supported the desires of her home-state governor to pass a bill authorizing those licenses. Clinton said that they “made sense,” but then ultimately ended up disagreeing with such efforts to authorize the licenses.
Mrs. Clinton then reiterated that she was opposed to supporting licenses for undocumented immigrants 2 weeks later. Unfortunately by that time it was too late, and she was put on the spot for being too calculating in her statements.
Clinton has also been criticized on her position on gay-marriage, which seems to be inconsistent. On Wednesday April 15, Clinton told the Washington Blade that she would love to see a constitutional right to marriage equality affirmed by the Supreme Court.
However in a 2014 interview, she seemed to insinuate that a state-by-state approach would be the better option. “So, for me, marriage had always been a matter left to the states,” Clinton said. “And in many of the conversations that I and my colleagues and supporters had, I fully endorse the efforts by activists who work state by state, and in fact that is what is working.”
As governor, O’Malley proudly took on issues like marriage equality, death penalty repeal and gun control, and he’s been touting his progressive credentials ahead of a potential presidential bid.
“I believe marriage is a human right, not a state right,” O’Malley said Thursday. “I’m glad she’s come around to that position as well. I believe that we do our country a disservice when we make it harder for new American immigrants to be able to abide by the rules of the road and obtain drivers licenses. And I’m glad she’s come around to that position now too.”
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