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Steak, Beer and Politics: 2020 Democrats Look to Impress Iowans at Fundraiser

Associated Press

   DES MOINES, IOWA - With marching bands, drum lines, hundreds of yard
   signs and at least one fire truck, Democratic presidential candidates
   made a colorful and often loud pitch to Iowa Democrats at the Steak Fry
   fundraiser in Des Moines on Saturday.

   The event, a fundraiser for the Polk County Democratic Party and one of
   the biggest remaining opportunities for candidates to flex their
   organizing muscles in Iowa before the caucuses, comes as a number of
   candidates are facing an uncertain future in the race and shaking up
   their campaign strategies in an effort to break out of the pack.

   Warren gains in poll

   A new CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll Saturday shows
   Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren challenging Joe Biden's dominance
   in the field. Warren stands at 22% to the former vice president's 20%
   in a poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers.

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