Martin O'Malley

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: President Obama had some fun at your expense at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

OBAMA JOKE: Not to be outdone, Martin O'Malley kicked things off by going completely unrecognized at a Martin O'Malley campaign event (laughter)

GOVERNOR O'MALLEY: I was there. (LAUGHTER)

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Well, you know, it's-- w-- I don't know what your reaction to the joke was, but he's hitting on a real problem. You're about 1%-- in-- in-- in the polls right now—

GOVERNOR O'MALLEY: I've been there before.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Sketch out a path of victory.

GOVERNOR O'MALLEY: The-- look, I think-- the presidential primary processes and the caucuses in Iowa-- have a certain-- have a certain greatness to them. And it is this-- that people there have seen 1% candidates before-- get into the van, go from county to county to county and make their case about their better choices that they would offer the nation, and suddenly become very well-known overnight when people make up their mind.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: How are you even gonna get into the pole position right now? I mean, Bernie Sanders-- taken out a lotta the same progressive positions you have-- has kind of shot up-- in both the national polls and-- and Iowa and New Hampshire the last-- few weeks. Is-- that's a challenge to your candidacy.

GOVERNOR O'MALLEY: Well, I think it's an encouragement to my candidacy, and for this reason. I think that-- the public is looking for new leadership, leadership that doesn't apologize for having progressive values.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: --why should progressive voters pick you over Bernie Sanders?

GOVERNOR O'MALLEY: Because I have a track record of actually getting things done, not just talking about things.