Rhetorical Analysis Of Martin O Malley's Speech

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The former Maryland governor began his speech with, "My name is Martin O'Malley" — a depressing reminder that many voters don't even know who he is or that he's running for president, let alone why. In this debate, he also wasn't given a lot of opportunities to change that situation during the evening. O'Malley's protests that he wasn't being heard wound up getting ignored by Lester Holt. Martin O'Malley only asked for the ability to speak for 10 seconds and Lester Holt answered him with a, "No." By then end of the debate, you could see sheer shock and gratitude on his face when it came to closing statements. "Before we leave, is there anything you wanted to say tonight that you haven't gotten a chance to say? And we'll start with Gov. O'Malley,"