The chant — "2 cents, 2 cents, 2 cents" — started in the back of a crowd that packed sidewalks at the Iowa State Fair. A night before, the Massachusetts senator enjoyed similar treatment when Democrats at a party dinner jumped to their feet — some beginning to dance — at the opening bars of
1 / 7Election 2020 Elizabeth WarrenDemocratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at the Iowa State Fair, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. DES MOINES, Iowa — The chant —"2 cents, 2 cents, 2 cents" — started in the back of a crowd that packed sidewalks at the Iowa State Fair.
In that time, the historically large field will winnow, front-runner Joe Biden will be tested more forcefully and a fierce competition will unfold for candidates to be seen as the more viable alternative. They'll be competing for the support of Democratic voters who say their top priority is to land on a nominee who can defeat President Donald Trump.
Story continuesBiden and Harris have both boosted their investments in Iowa recently. The former vice president now has 75 full-time staffers on the ground and 12 offices throughout the state, a number they're planning to more than double by the caucuses. Harris' team touts 65 staffers and seven offices, and the California senator recently went on the airwaves with an ad focused on her mother and her economic policy.
If Biden's worried, he didn't show it in Iowa. With a smile on his face, he strolled through the state fair, stopping for ice cream. Harris impressed her audiences with what retired real estate agent Wendy Ewalt called her"warmth," after they met on the sidewalk outside Juanita's restaurant in Storm Lake.Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and Sanders, a Vermont senator, also remain strong contenders. Sanders has added seasoned staffers to his team and maintains tens of thousands of volunteers and a strong grassroots network of activists who helped him pull off a surprise near-tie in the 2016 caucuses.
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