24 more Iowa Democrats endorse O'Malley for president.
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley is making headway in Polk County, nabbing endorsements from some leading activists here, his campaign aides say.
The former Maryland governor got the endorsements Monday from Karl Schilling, the leader of the South Side Des Moines Democrats; Heather Ryan, the leader of the East Side Des Moines Democrats; and Gary Schmidt, the leader of the Ankeny Area Democrats.
There are about 10 Democratic organizations within the county. Kimberly Boggus, the leader of the Central Iowa Democrats, endorsed O'Malley last month.
"Polk is the largest county in Iowa and an important stronghold for Democratic candidates," campaign spokeswoman Kristin Sosanie said.
O'Malley is an underdog for the Democratic nomination, struggling to gain a foothold with Iowa caucusgoers. Polling shows former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in the lead here.
The three endorsements were part of a pack of 24 the O'Malley campaign announced Monday; another 17 were publicized in September.
Two of the activists, Schmidt and Lu Ann Pedrick, were "heavily active for Clinton in 2008 and have decided to back O'Malley in 2016," Sosanie said.
Mitch Henry, a Democratic activist who belongs to the League of United Latin American Citizens, said he's backing O'Malley because "he answers questions directly and he's been very forward."
Henry said O'Malley was well-received at the Latino Heritage Festival in Des Moines last week. And as a former executive of a state with a sizable Latino population, O'Malley "has dealt with immigration issues directly and addresses them in a very concrete way."
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