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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley speaks at a meet and greet in the IMU Iowa Theatre Room on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. O'Malley is a Democratic candidate in the upcoming Presidential Election. (The Daily Iowan/Courtney Hawkins)

BREAKING: Martin O’Malley suspends campaign

February 1, 2016

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is calling it quits. [youtube id="ppaHMZ3hByk"] A source close to the campaign have confirmed the 53-year-old will announce his campaign suspension at about...

Martin O'Malley supporters stay positive

Martin O’Malley supporters stay positive

February 1, 2016

The Daily Iowan has reporters around Iowa City and Des Moines covering Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses. The DI has spoken with individuals caucusing for Democratic candidate Martin O'Malley,...

Illustration by Zebedia Wahls

Caucus Candidate Cocktails

Justus Flair, [email protected] January 28, 2016

As Iowans pledge support to candidates during the caucuses on Feb. 1, the voting season will begin. Whether that stresses you out or gets your blood pumping in anticipation, you could probably use a...

From left: Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Malley exit the stage at Sheslow Auditorium at Drake University in Des Moines. The three candidates are at the university for the second Democratic presidential candidate of the presidential nomination election cycle. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kaschel)

Democrats square off one final time

Rebecca Morin, [email protected] January 26, 2016

Presidential candidates will have to soon face the music in Iowa. On Monday evening, the Democratic presidential candidates held a town hall in Des Moines a week before Iowa’s first-in-the-nation...

President Donald Trump looks around the room at the 2015 Iowa GOP Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines on May 16, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

In Iowa, GOP candidates still lag behind Democrats in ground game effort

Quentin Misiag, [email protected] December 2, 2015

As Hillary Clinton’s foot soldiers barrel through Iowa, dominating her party rivals by endorsements and full-time staff and organizing offices, a very different picture is coming into focus across the...

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton smiles at the audience during the photo spray before the start of the Democratic debate on Saturday, Nov. 14. The debate took place in Sheslow Auditorium on Drake University's campus. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

Clinton outpacing Democratic rivals in Iowa ground game

Quentin Misiag, [email protected] November 18, 2015

Hillary Clinton’s cash-rich political army continues to dominate Iowa’s Democratic landscape by the sheer number of lucrative endorsements, full-time staff and organizing offices.Iowa’s largest public...

From left: Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Malley exit the stage at Sheslow Auditorium at Drake University in Des Moines. The three candidates are at the university for the second Democratic presidential candidate of the presidential nomination election cycle. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kaschel)

4 takeaways from the Democratic debate in Des Moines

November 14, 2015

DES MOINES — The second Democratic debate has officially wrapped up at Drake University. The three Democratic presidential hopefuls — former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vermont Sen. Bernie...

(from left) Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stand on stage of the Iowa Democratic Hall of Fame ceremony on Friday, July 17, 2015. Five democratic presidential candidates gave speeches during the event. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Viewer’s guide: Nov. 14 Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines

November 14, 2015

By Quentin Misiag [email protected] The second Democratic presidential debate takes center stage Nov. 14, live from historic Drake University in Des Moines, fewer than 80 days until the first-in-the-nation...

Former Governor of Maryland Martin J. O'Malley visited the Iowa Democratic Party Awards Dinner at Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, April 10, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim)

O’Malley to head back to Iowa

September 2, 2015

Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O’Malley is keeping his word of commitment to visit all of the state’s 99 counties, and he will hunker down in the Hawkeye State during the Labor Day holiday...

Sanders pulls closer in poll

Sanders pulls closer in poll

Andrew Potocki, [email protected] August 31, 2015

The Clinton campaign received a wake-up call when a recent poll indicated the former secretary of State’s once-commanding lead in Iowa has fallen to just 7 points over rising candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders,...

O’Malley comfortable as underdog

O’Malley comfortable as underdog

August 31, 2015

By Quentin Misiag [email protected] When it comes to his current place in the polls, Martin O’Malley will admit he’s down. He’ll go as far as to confess that he’s an “unknown candidate”...

Former Governor Martin O'Malley gives a speech during the Iowa Democratic Party Awards Dinner at Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, April 10, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim)

O’Malley supporters hold house parties

August 27, 2015

At the top apartment of 118 N. Johnson St., sprawled on the living room floor, 13 University of Iowa students gathered to listen to former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley — who happened to be more than...