Clinton, Bush, and Trump Blitz Iowa With Wildly Varying Campaign Styles
A single day on the trail spoke volumes about the current state of the presidential race in the Hawkeye State.
Donald Trump Trump campaigns in Waterloo, Iowa, on June 7, 2015.
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Three of the biggest names in American politics descended Wednesday on Iowa, where the Republican and Democratic presidential front-runners deployed techniques more in keeping with a general election bid than what's expected in a state that prides itself in up-close, retail politics.
As the first winnowers of the presidential field, Iowans expect—and generally receive—quality time with their would-be leaders. A typical candidate appearance four months before the Iowa caucuses might range from a few dozen people to a few hundred in a restaurant or high school gym. Often, virtually every hand in the room gets shaken.