Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, right, speaks as U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, center, and his wife Ruth look on during Harkin's annual fundraising steak fry, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in Indianola, Iowa. O'Malley, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, is walking an early -- and tricky path -- into presidential proving ground Iowa on Sunday, less than 60 days before the 2012 election. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
