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Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley was in Davenport on Saturday, saying controversies in the White House are pushing unaligned voters to the left in a way that will help Democrats in this year’s midterm elections.

“The crazier things get out of that Trump White House, the more independents look our way, and they’re coming our way strong,” O’Malley told more than 40 people at Scott County Democratic headquarters.

O’Malley said that President Donald Trump has been a great recruitment tool for Democrats, and this year’s midterms are a chance to push back on the 2016 losses.

“Great countries sometimes make bad mistakes. Good countries correct those mistakes, and that’s what we have the ability to do in these midterms,” he said.

O’Malley, an unsuccessful 2016 presidential candidate who is thinking about giving it another try in 2020, was in Iowa for a series of events this weekend, including a fundraiser in Iowa City on Sunday for Rep. Dave Loebsack.

The former governor has been traveling to more than two dozen states, and he focused Saturday on the need for Democrats to prevail at the state level.