Martin O'Malley Courts Hispanics Who Could Be Key To His Success

Martin O'Malley's stop at the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC on Wednesday for a question and answer session is part of a larger effort to appeal to a vital and growing sector of the American electorate and perhaps eat into the overwhelming support currently enjoyed by Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.

The event is one of his first as a candidate and signals the importance Hispanic voters will be in his newly-launched presidential campaign. At the question and answer session led by the Chamber's CEO, Javier Palomarez that touched on everything from how he will inspire voters to education, government regulation and immigration, O'Malley refused to criticize Clinton and instead focused on his own record as governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore.

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