Md. Pols Hit National Campaign Trail

Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) is scheduled this weekend to join a small parade of Maryland politicians stumping in early nominating states for their preferred presidential candidates.

Aides said O'Malley plans to canvass Saturday in Portsmouth, N.H., with other supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), as well as attend meetings with undecided young professional voters, a labor rally in Manchester and a debate watching party.

The governor will be joined in New Hampshire by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), a national co-chair of Clinton's campaign, an aide said.

Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown (D) is among those campaigning for Clinton today in Iowa on caucus day, according to aides.

Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler (D) is also in Iowa today, stumping for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).

"I have been making phone calls, knocking on doors, attending Obama rallies, talking to the press and setting up chairs and taping up signs at the Windsor Elementary School Library in West Des Moines in preparation for tonight's caucus there," Gansler said in an email forwarded by an aide.