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(85,996 posts) Tue Oct 20, 2015, 08:33 AM Oct 2015

Trevor Noah (Daily Show) goes fan-boy on Martin O’Malley: If I could vote, “I would vote for you”

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Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley might only be polling at 1 percent after last week’s debate, but it doesn’t mean he isn’t afraid to throw a few punches. On Monday night’s “Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” O’Malley attacked frontrunner Hillary Clinton on cozy ties with Wall Street and touted his successes with gun control in Maryland.

O’Malley previously endorsed Clinton in 2008, and host Trevor Noah wanted to know what had changed since his endorsement of Clinton then. “As our times change, as our challenges change,” O’Malley said.

He went on to specifically talk about Clinton lacking independence when it comes to Wall Street reform. “She said in the debate, ‘I represented Wall Street.’ And yes, she did. And I believe she hasn’t the independence needed to protect the main street economy from excesses on Wall Street.”

Noah went a little “fan boy,” calling O’Malley handsome and saying that during the debate, “O’Malley would look down the lens… and look into my eyes.” Noah told him that if he could vote, “I would vote for you.” O’Malley joked that Noah is probably the only immigrant excited about Donald Trump.

Noah agreed but said it was purely selfish reasons — most comedians support the candidate that is easier to make fun of.

read/watch segment: http://www.salon.com/2015/10/20/trevor_noah_goes_fan_boy_on_martin_omalley_if_i_could_vote_i_would_vote_for_you/

"I feel like I should have added to your credentials: Governor, Presidential candidate and sexiest candidate, according to Twitter,” Noah said.

"When the average age of the other contenders is over 60, that’s not a hard thing to achieve," O'Malley said.

But Noah was insistent. "You look like a President,” he said. “I would look into your eyes and I was like, if I could vote, I would vote for you."

When Noah asked about specific policy changes in an O'Malley White House, the former governor highlighted gun control and how he instituted reform in Maryland.

"We are the only developed country on the planet that buries so much of its citizens as we do year in and year out from gun violence," O'Malley said. "We have to do something practical about it."

read/watch segment: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trevor-noah-martin-omalley-daily-show-interview