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Iowa Democrats to vote on "electability"

As voters in Iowa head to the state's caucuses on Monday, polls show a majority of Democrats have one thing on their minds: defeating President Trump in November. But just how to succeed at defeating the incumbent Republican is proving divisive. Will Iowans back a candidate who promises fundamental change – a progressive figure like Bernie Sanders of Elizabeth Warren – or one who will bring politics "back to normal" – a moderate such Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg or Amy Klobuchar? Nicholas Thompson, the editor-in-chief of Wired, talks with candidates on the trail; Waleed Shahid, of the progressive group Justice Democrats; and Ed Rendell, the former governor of Pennsylvania, about matters of electability, practicality, and motivating people to get out and vote.

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New poll gives Biden slight edge over Sanders

The four 2020 Democrats that have been stuck in D.C. presiding over President Trump’s impeachment trial are set to spend the weekend criss-crossing Iowa ahead of Monday night’s caucus. A new poll shows Joe Biden, who along with Buttigieg got free reign among voters as the only two frontrunners not in the Senate, holding a slight edge over Bernie Sanders among likely caucus goers. Ed O’Keefe is in Iowa to break down what voters might be thinking.

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