Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is so serious about increasing the number of debates that he’s willing to join the Republican presidential candidates on stage in February.
On Tuesday the conservative website IJReview announced that it would be partnering with ABC News to host a New Hampshire primary debate. The “social-first news company” hopes to aim the debate towards a younger audience, and engage more Americans in the process.
A gif released by IJReview following the announcement of the debate, shows O’Malley receiving a text message reading “Want to make a cameo in the GOP debate?” O’Malley looks at the camera and responds “Sure.”
O’Malley’s campaign staff sent a statement to the press elaborating.
“New leadership means shaking things up. Governor O’Malley believes in more debates not fewer,” the email read. “And he’s happy to take on the GOP field any or all of them.”
O’Malley announced his candidacy for the 2016 Democratic nomination on May 30 in Baltimore, and since then he has lagged behind fellow Democratic hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in the polls.
A recent Suffolk University poll in New Hampshire had O’Malley at 3 percent among the Democratic candidates, only ahead of former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee and former Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia, both tied at 1 percent.
