OF COURSE IT IS, IT’S A CORONATION, NOT A NOMINATION: O’Malley: Sparse debate schedule ‘undemocratic.’

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is keeping pressure on the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to increase the number of Democratic presidential debates.

“We’re making a big mistake, as Democrats, if we try to limit debate and have an undemocratic process,” O’Malley said Monday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports.”

“Shame on us as a party if the DNC tries to limit debate and prevents us from being able to put forward a better path for our people that will make the economy work for all of us again,” he said.

O’Malley — who trails front-runner Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in recent polling — has sharply criticized the schedule of six Democratic primary debates this cycle.

During an interview with The Hill last week, O’Malley accused party insiders of attempting to steer the race in favor of Clinton. Sanders similarly said he was “disappointed” in the limited number of debates.

DNC spokeswoman Holly Shulman reiterated on Monday that the party sees its current schedule as more than sufficient.

Like I said, it’s a coronation, not a nomination.