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| Iowa caucus: candidates offer last pitch as America (finally) prepares to vote – campaign live | Iowa caucus: candidates offer last pitch as America (finally) prepares to vote – campaign live |
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| Hillary aiming to put clear water between herself and Sanders on healthcare, saying that she would make Obamacare - which she says was previously “known as Hillarycare” work, rather than “start a contentious national debate.” | |
| 3.29am GMT | |
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| Hillary Clinton in Des Moines: "I will not raise middle class taxes -- absolutely off the table. I will follow the money to the top." | |
| Clinton’s livestream on MSNBC just dropped because of “technical difficulties” | |
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| Two different views on Hillary Clinton’s rally tonight, from pollster Frank Luntz and Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan: | |
| Hillary is talking right now in Des Moines like someone who's seen private polling telling her she will win. Laying down policy markers.../1 | |
| Enacting certitude, confidence. Focused. She is laying down the video they will repeat all tomorrow leading up to the early returns. /2 | |
| Hillary's crowd tonite is big too, but not as raucous as Bernie's.Turnout and enthusiasm are needed for #IAcaucus. pic.twitter.com/l4TogzKYnU | |
| 3.24am GMT | |
| 03:24 | |
| Edward Helmore and David Taylor have written a delightful run-down of the underdogs going into the primary, who are putting on brave faces despite daunting poll gaps. | |
| Touring the state he won eight years ago, meanwhile, Republican Mike Huckabeeprojected the aura of a tired heritage act as he spoke to Iowans in small-town clubs and bars. | |
| One part preacher to two parts stand-up guy, the former Arkansas governor charmed the room at the Inspired Grounds coffee shop in West Des Moines. But after visiting all 99 counties these past eight months, he is nowhere in the polls. | |
| “I’m going to be glad,” he told the gathering, “when we finally actually base this whole election on votes rather than some east coast pollster who has never spent a night in Iowa, and doesn’t have a clue about voters who are going to be going to the caucuses.” | |
| In the age of Instagram and viral videos, Huckabee spoke up for “the old fashioned way” of electioneering. “Hard work and handshakes”, he said are the real way to pass your audition for a job at the White House. | |
| You can read the whole piece here. | |
| 3.18am GMT | |
| 03:18 | |
| Clinton's first campaign event was a small meeting in Iowa. Here's her final rally in the state pre-caucuses pic.twitter.com/BuSkP28N4N | |
| Hillary very fired-up. She is currently saying she believes we can bring back manufacturing to America - echoing, in an indirect way, what Donald Trump has been saying on the stump, when he talks about making Apple make phones in the US, rather than China. | |
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| Clinton, in Des Moines, is leaning heavily on Obama’s legacy. “I don’t think President Obama got the recognition he deserves for making sure America didn’t fall into another Great Depression,” she says. | |
| 3.14am GMT | |
| 03:14 | |
| Meanwhile in South Carolina, scheduled to primary soon after New Hampshire, Marco Rubio received an extremely important endorsement - from wildly popular congressman and Benghazi committee chair Trey Gowdy, who is currently stumping for him in the state. | |
| Over 100 voters pack the Halligan Tavern in Derry to see @TGowdySC stump for @marcorubio #nhpolitics #fitn pic.twitter.com/nbSDALjz7M | |
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| “But I also know that over the last days I have people come up to me who still haven’t made up their minds,” Clinton continues. “I’ve had them ask a question, and then have them say they will support me.” | |
| “I feel so strongly, we can’t afford ot make a mistake,” she says. She asks the audience to think about “what the Republican candidates are speaking about.” | |
| She says that the American economy is better with a Democrat in the White House. “In my husband’s case, it was a recession, the quadrupling of the national debt ... when he got to Washington, someone said, what do you uniquely bring to Washington? He said: arithmetic. We’re going to make it add up for everybody.” | |
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| 03:11 | |
| Hillary Clinton is speaking in Des Moines, Iowa | |
| “I am so thrilled to have my husband and my daughter here,” Clinton says. | |
| I am proud to have the support of so many Iowans. Also as Bill was saying, friends, former colleagues who have come here this weekend because they know what’s at stake in this election. | |
| 3.08am GMT | |
| 03:08 | |
| The FEC filings for Hillary Clinton’s super-PAC, Priorities USA Action, are out. | |
| As you might expect, they have a lot of money - $35m cash on hand at the end of December 2015. Clinton’s campaign disclosures, however, are not yet released - they are due soon. | |
| 2.59am GMT | 2.59am GMT |
| 02:59 | 02:59 |
| Bill and Chelsea Clinton take the stage in Des Moines to introduce Hillary for her final rally before tomorrow. | Bill and Chelsea Clinton take the stage in Des Moines to introduce Hillary for her final rally before tomorrow. |
| Bill and Chelsea Clinton take the stage in Des Moines pic.twitter.com/VF6sVDe5jl | Bill and Chelsea Clinton take the stage in Des Moines pic.twitter.com/VF6sVDe5jl |
| Bill and Chelsea Clinton in Des Moines pic.twitter.com/Du4JV4sP3t | Bill and Chelsea Clinton in Des Moines pic.twitter.com/Du4JV4sP3t |
| 2.54am GMT | 2.54am GMT |
| 02:54 | 02:54 |
| A fascinating nugget from Rick Santorum’s FEC disclosures spotted by Politico’s Ken Vogel: the candidate loaned his own campaign $24,000 at the end of December last year. | A fascinating nugget from Rick Santorum’s FEC disclosures spotted by Politico’s Ken Vogel: the candidate loaned his own campaign $24,000 at the end of December last year. |
| This is particularly poignant because Santorum’s own disclosures, Vogel points out, show him as having negative net worth... | This is particularly poignant because Santorum’s own disclosures, Vogel points out, show him as having negative net worth... |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.55am GMT | at 2.55am GMT |
| 2.51am GMT | 2.51am GMT |
| 02:51 | 02:51 |
| Hillary Clinton is set to speak soon at Abraham Lincoln High School in Des Moines: | Hillary Clinton is set to speak soon at Abraham Lincoln High School in Des Moines: |
| The crowd waiting for Hillary, Bill and Chelsea Clinton in Des Moines. 2600 folks, campaign says. pic.twitter.com/wFayez4gIS | The crowd waiting for Hillary, Bill and Chelsea Clinton in Des Moines. 2600 folks, campaign says. pic.twitter.com/wFayez4gIS |
| 2.41am GMT | 2.41am GMT |
| 02:41 | 02:41 |
| A farewell to Rick Santorum? | A farewell to Rick Santorum? |
| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| Lest you forget, the long-shot former senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum won Iowa last time around, besting Mitt Romney. Political reporter Ben Jacobs has this update alongside the reigning champ, filing from Urbandale, Iowa: | Lest you forget, the long-shot former senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum won Iowa last time around, besting Mitt Romney. Political reporter Ben Jacobs has this update alongside the reigning champ, filing from Urbandale, Iowa: |
| Rick Santorum's last Iowa town hall at a Pizza Ranch pic.twitter.com/LyerHEtwSW | Rick Santorum's last Iowa town hall at a Pizza Ranch pic.twitter.com/LyerHEtwSW |
| Just like four year ago, Rick Santorum held his last event before the Iowa caucuses at a Pizza Ranch in suburban Des Moines. Then, as Santorum was on the verge of a historic upset, he drew a massive crowd that packed the local Iowa chain restaurant. Groups of reporters were pinned against the salad bar as movement was almost impossible and the candidate had to give two different speeches, one with a bullhorn. | Just like four year ago, Rick Santorum held his last event before the Iowa caucuses at a Pizza Ranch in suburban Des Moines. Then, as Santorum was on the verge of a historic upset, he drew a massive crowd that packed the local Iowa chain restaurant. Groups of reporters were pinned against the salad bar as movement was almost impossible and the candidate had to give two different speeches, one with a bullhorn. |
| Four years later, the mood was totally different. This was no campaign rally. It was a wake. | Four years later, the mood was totally different. This was no campaign rally. It was a wake. |
| Santorum filled the party room at a Pizza Ranch just miles from the site of his pre-caucus rally in 2012 – and only a handful of reporters were present. The parking lot, though, was filled with Santorum bumper stickers from all over. These were the loyal supporters: staff members, volunteers, even longtime-mega donor Foster Friess. These were the people who had been with Santorum since he was at 2% percent in the polls back in 2011 and stood by him throughout the political roller coaster ride that followed. | Santorum filled the party room at a Pizza Ranch just miles from the site of his pre-caucus rally in 2012 – and only a handful of reporters were present. The parking lot, though, was filled with Santorum bumper stickers from all over. These were the loyal supporters: staff members, volunteers, even longtime-mega donor Foster Friess. These were the people who had been with Santorum since he was at 2% percent in the polls back in 2011 and stood by him throughout the political roller coaster ride that followed. |
| They are with him again now, back at 2%. | They are with him again now, back at 2%. |
| In both of his campaigns, Santorum had twice made the retail campaigning mega-tour of visiting each of Iowa’s 99 counties. In 2012, it gave him the grassroots support that he needed to win. In 2016, Santorum’s long haul means nothing as Ted Cruz usurps his role as the candidate of social conservatives and Donald Trump has swallowed up all the media attention. | In both of his campaigns, Santorum had twice made the retail campaigning mega-tour of visiting each of Iowa’s 99 counties. In 2012, it gave him the grassroots support that he needed to win. In 2016, Santorum’s long haul means nothing as Ted Cruz usurps his role as the candidate of social conservatives and Donald Trump has swallowed up all the media attention. |
| Santorum arrived insisting he was going to do a real town hall. After all, he noted he had performed 700 events like this one in the past five years and was going to end on a strong note. He maintained confidence that he could somehow pull off another even more improbable upset, noting that 36% of his supporters made up their mind on caucus night in 2012 and that even more people could still be persuaded this year. | Santorum arrived insisting he was going to do a real town hall. After all, he noted he had performed 700 events like this one in the past five years and was going to end on a strong note. He maintained confidence that he could somehow pull off another even more improbable upset, noting that 36% of his supporters made up their mind on caucus night in 2012 and that even more people could still be persuaded this year. |
| He noted that the undercard debates, all of which he participated in, had demeaned the second-tier polling candidates. To Santorum, there was a need for “serious candidates to be taken seriously”. He dismissed polls and instead Iowans to “vote your convictions”. | He noted that the undercard debates, all of which he participated in, had demeaned the second-tier polling candidates. To Santorum, there was a need for “serious candidates to be taken seriously”. He dismissed polls and instead Iowans to “vote your convictions”. |
| By the end of Sunday night’s wake, it became more of a valedictory. Santorum was made an honorary Pizza Ranch employee. His campaign chairman noted that he had been to 120 different locations for the restaurant. He was presented with a Pizza Ranch t-shirt – a fleece, too. | By the end of Sunday night’s wake, it became more of a valedictory. Santorum was made an honorary Pizza Ranch employee. His campaign chairman noted that he had been to 120 different locations for the restaurant. He was presented with a Pizza Ranch t-shirt – a fleece, too. |
| Rick Santorum is made an honorary Pizza Ranch employee pic.twitter.com/TeP9tg4xJ9 | Rick Santorum is made an honorary Pizza Ranch employee pic.twitter.com/TeP9tg4xJ9 |
| Santorum told attendees that he liked campaigning in Iowa “beyond measure and I have learned so much from it”. He hoped to come back to a Pizza Ranch next time. | Santorum told attendees that he liked campaigning in Iowa “beyond measure and I have learned so much from it”. He hoped to come back to a Pizza Ranch next time. |
| “When I come in on Air Force One,” he joked, “there may not be as many of these types of deals.” | “When I come in on Air Force One,” he joked, “there may not be as many of these types of deals.” |
| When Trump made his lone appearance at a Pizza Ranch earlier in January, the company’s CEO Adrie Groeneweg appeared to endorse Trump. Santorum got the honorary swag from his own campaign staffers. | When Trump made his lone appearance at a Pizza Ranch earlier in January, the company’s CEO Adrie Groeneweg appeared to endorse Trump. Santorum got the honorary swag from his own campaign staffers. |
| All the same, Santorum seemed grateful. He was moved by the presentation, and stayed to take selfies with well-wishers and supporters long after he stopped speaking. | All the same, Santorum seemed grateful. He was moved by the presentation, and stayed to take selfies with well-wishers and supporters long after he stopped speaking. |
| One Pizza Ranch miracle had worked before, he figured; there was no reason for him to suppose that it couldn’t happen again. | One Pizza Ranch miracle had worked before, he figured; there was no reason for him to suppose that it couldn’t happen again. |
| Related: Iowa underdogs put on brave faces despite all but inevitable defeats | Related: Iowa underdogs put on brave faces despite all but inevitable defeats |
| 2.40am GMT | 2.40am GMT |
| 02:40 | 02:40 |
| Dan Roberts | Dan Roberts |
| Sanders has just wrapped up his rally at Grand View University in Des Moines. | Sanders has just wrapped up his rally at Grand View University in Des Moines. |
| Bernie Sanders's latest eye-popping crowd in Iowa https://t.co/1Lx2h8ilnH pic.twitter.com/pbj1d7uR1p | Bernie Sanders's latest eye-popping crowd in Iowa https://t.co/1Lx2h8ilnH pic.twitter.com/pbj1d7uR1p |
| Washington bureau chief Dan Roberts reports from the scene: | Washington bureau chief Dan Roberts reports from the scene: |
| Having heard Sanders speak more than 30 times over the last year, I can faithfully report that he did not diverge an inch from his standard stump speech during tonight’s last rally before the Iowa caucus. | Having heard Sanders speak more than 30 times over the last year, I can faithfully report that he did not diverge an inch from his standard stump speech during tonight’s last rally before the Iowa caucus. |
| Even Bernie is clearly tiring of repeating himself – “Let me say it for the umpteenth time. I believe healthcare is a right not a privilege” – but even in a room full of his most ardent supporters here in Des Moines, there are still plenty of people hearing it for the first time. | Even Bernie is clearly tiring of repeating himself – “Let me say it for the umpteenth time. I believe healthcare is a right not a privilege” – but even in a room full of his most ardent supporters here in Des Moines, there are still plenty of people hearing it for the first time. |
| “Can you believe, his average donation is just $27,” says the guy next to me. Well, yes, I can actually because he reminds me everywhere I go. | “Can you believe, his average donation is just $27,” says the guy next to me. Well, yes, I can actually because he reminds me everywhere I go. |
| The highly-disciplined messaging strategy appears to be very effective with voters however. | The highly-disciplined messaging strategy appears to be very effective with voters however. |
| I met another supporter in Waterloo today who had heard Sanders speak three times and said none of it surprised him him any more, he just liked hearing the dreams. Increasingly many in the audience are beginning to finish the senator’s sentences. | I met another supporter in Waterloo today who had heard Sanders speak three times and said none of it surprised him him any more, he just liked hearing the dreams. Increasingly many in the audience are beginning to finish the senator’s sentences. |
| Iowa campaign co-ordinator Pete D’Allesandro reminds the crowd how far they have come: “When we started this we had three people, we had no name recognition and no money, and we were 50 points down in the polls” | Iowa campaign co-ordinator Pete D’Allesandro reminds the crowd how far they have come: “When we started this we had three people, we had no name recognition and no money, and we were 50 points down in the polls” |
| The official crowd count here at Grand View University is 1,700, but there are many more outside who cannot get in. If, and it’s a big if, this turnout and enthusiasm is matched across the state in caucuses tomorrow, this race is not over yet. | The official crowd count here at Grand View University is 1,700, but there are many more outside who cannot get in. If, and it’s a big if, this turnout and enthusiasm is matched across the state in caucuses tomorrow, this race is not over yet. |
| 2.37am GMT | 2.37am GMT |
| 02:37 | 02:37 |
| On MSNBC, Hillary Clinton is speaking to Rachel Maddow and Brian Williams over the phone. Maddow asks if a tactical decision has been taken to keep Martin O’Malley’s campaign viable to prevent his supporters defecting to Bernie Sanders. | On MSNBC, Hillary Clinton is speaking to Rachel Maddow and Brian Williams over the phone. Maddow asks if a tactical decision has been taken to keep Martin O’Malley’s campaign viable to prevent his supporters defecting to Bernie Sanders. |
| “It’s the first I’ve heard of that,” Clinton says. | “It’s the first I’ve heard of that,” Clinton says. |
| Asked about Sanders’ fundraising numbers - he raised $20m in a single month last year - Clinton tells Maddow she isn’t worried. “I’m not only raising money for myself, I’m raising money to help Democrats up and down the ballot,” she says. “We will have the resources to compete. We have a lot of momentum, and I’m looking forward to the week ahead.” | Asked about Sanders’ fundraising numbers - he raised $20m in a single month last year - Clinton tells Maddow she isn’t worried. “I’m not only raising money for myself, I’m raising money to help Democrats up and down the ballot,” she says. “We will have the resources to compete. We have a lot of momentum, and I’m looking forward to the week ahead.” |
| “I’d thought this was going to be a good contest, and it’s certainly turning into one,” she adds. | “I’d thought this was going to be a good contest, and it’s certainly turning into one,” she adds. |
| 2.29am GMT | 2.29am GMT |
| 02:29 | 02:29 |
| Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, on the eve of the Iowa caucuses, one-time frontrunner and early Trump casualty Scott Walker has found a way to take his mind off the primaries. | Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, on the eve of the Iowa caucuses, one-time frontrunner and early Trump casualty Scott Walker has found a way to take his mind off the primaries. |
| Wow. #GreaseLive is good. | Wow. #GreaseLive is good. |
| Kinda heartbreaking, huh. | Kinda heartbreaking, huh. |
| 2.23am GMT | 2.23am GMT |
| 02:23 | 02:23 |
| FEC disclosure roundup! Plenty of juicy facts to pick apart as the fourth quarter data comes out of campaign fundraising and spending, and Twitter has been doing just that. Here’s a few of the best nuggets: | FEC disclosure roundup! Plenty of juicy facts to pick apart as the fourth quarter data comes out of campaign fundraising and spending, and Twitter has been doing just that. Here’s a few of the best nuggets: |
| Average $ per day by Jeb Bush super PAC plunged to $82,300 a day at end of 2015, from $585,000, w/@rebeccaballhaus https://t.co/v494SnO5cP | Average $ per day by Jeb Bush super PAC plunged to $82,300 a day at end of 2015, from $585,000, w/@rebeccaballhaus https://t.co/v494SnO5cP |
| Looks like Rubio campaign just about hit its target from October. pic.twitter.com/9ejA1zMtuI | Looks like Rubio campaign just about hit its target from October. pic.twitter.com/9ejA1zMtuI |
| New doc: Over 40% of the $47M @tedcruz raised in 2015 came from grassroots givers donating $200 or less https://t.co/zsvlJgWF01 | New doc: Over 40% of the $47M @tedcruz raised in 2015 came from grassroots givers donating $200 or less https://t.co/zsvlJgWF01 |
| Big $ for shell corp linked to Right to Rise fundraiser who's also employed by Jeb! https://t.co/JGpYBSiqYr pic.twitter.com/BhCSrzqeca | Big $ for shell corp linked to Right to Rise fundraiser who's also employed by Jeb! https://t.co/JGpYBSiqYr pic.twitter.com/BhCSrzqeca |
| Def think @r2rusa has $ issues. But they did end year with $58 million. Any other super PAC would be deliriously happy with that. | Def think @r2rusa has $ issues. But they did end year with $58 million. Any other super PAC would be deliriously happy with that. |
| 2.10am GMT | 2.10am GMT |
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| Tick, tock. | Tick, tock. |
| We have officially reached peak countdown clock. pic.twitter.com/XWwSfJrmUG | We have officially reached peak countdown clock. pic.twitter.com/XWwSfJrmUG |
| 2.05am GMT | 2.05am GMT |
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| Also speaking in Des Moines right now: Chris Christie | Also speaking in Des Moines right now: Chris Christie |
| Christie has a packed house at this restaurant in West Des Moines. Gov. Terry Branstad just introduced him. pic.twitter.com/knKJKt9Uyn | Christie has a packed house at this restaurant in West Des Moines. Gov. Terry Branstad just introduced him. pic.twitter.com/knKJKt9Uyn |
| Christie - Being in US Senate like being in grade school, taking shots at his US Senate opponents & Barrack Obama. pic.twitter.com/nUKJJG0yrm | Christie - Being in US Senate like being in grade school, taking shots at his US Senate opponents & Barrack Obama. pic.twitter.com/nUKJJG0yrm |
| 2.05am GMT | 2.05am GMT |
| 02:05 | 02:05 |
| Sabrina Siddiqui | Sabrina Siddiqui |
| Hillary is preparing to speak in Des Moines too, and Sabrina is on the scene: | Hillary is preparing to speak in Des Moines too, and Sabrina is on the scene: |
| The crowd is still filing in for Hillary Clinton's last rally before the Iowa caucus. pic.twitter.com/bd1WzNL8uf | The crowd is still filing in for Hillary Clinton's last rally before the Iowa caucus. pic.twitter.com/bd1WzNL8uf |
| Crowd is chanting "Iowa believes that she will win!" as they wait for Hillary Clinton in Des Moines. | Crowd is chanting "Iowa believes that she will win!" as they wait for Hillary Clinton in Des Moines. |
| 2.02am GMT | 2.02am GMT |
| 02:02 | 02:02 |
| Harry Davies | Harry Davies |
| Among the handful of billionaire donor to have poured millions into pro-Clinton Super Pac Priorities USA Action, is financier and scion of one of the richest families in the US, J. B. Pritzker and his wife, M. K. Pritzker, reports Harry Davies. | Among the handful of billionaire donor to have poured millions into pro-Clinton Super Pac Priorities USA Action, is financier and scion of one of the richest families in the US, J. B. Pritzker and his wife, M. K. Pritzker, reports Harry Davies. |
| Together, the couple gave $1.8m to the group, which pulled in an eye-watering $25m, according to the latest FEC disclosures. | Together, the couple gave $1.8m to the group, which pulled in an eye-watering $25m, according to the latest FEC disclosures. |
| Pritzker, who is one of the heirs to the Hyatt hotel fortune, has a net worth of $3.3bn according to Forbes. He is an influential figure in Chicago, where he runs the private equity and venture capital firm, The Pritzker Group, which contributed to the re-election of Chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel. A 2014 Chicago Magazine profile of Pritzker named him: “The Other Mayor of Chicago”. | Pritzker, who is one of the heirs to the Hyatt hotel fortune, has a net worth of $3.3bn according to Forbes. He is an influential figure in Chicago, where he runs the private equity and venture capital firm, The Pritzker Group, which contributed to the re-election of Chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel. A 2014 Chicago Magazine profile of Pritzker named him: “The Other Mayor of Chicago”. |
| The wealthy investor and philanthropist is the brother of Penny Pritzker, the Obama-appointed Commerce Secretary and fellow multibillionaire, who is known to use her personal Gulfstream private jet for official business. | The wealthy investor and philanthropist is the brother of Penny Pritzker, the Obama-appointed Commerce Secretary and fellow multibillionaire, who is known to use her personal Gulfstream private jet for official business. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.02am GMT | at 2.02am GMT |
| 1.57am GMT | 1.57am GMT |
| 01:57 | 01:57 |
| Sabrina Siddiqui | Sabrina Siddiqui |
| The Rubio campaign says they received over 93,000 donations from all 50 states and raised over $5 million online. | The Rubio campaign says they received over 93,000 donations from all 50 states and raised over $5 million online. |
| NEWS: Marco Rubio raised $14.19 million last quarter and has $10.39 million cash-on-hand entering 2016. | NEWS: Marco Rubio raised $14.19 million last quarter and has $10.39 million cash-on-hand entering 2016. |
| The Rubio campaign says they received over 93,000 donations from all 50 states and raised over $5 million online, Sabrina reports. | The Rubio campaign says they received over 93,000 donations from all 50 states and raised over $5 million online, Sabrina reports. |
| 1.55am GMT | 1.55am GMT |
| 01:55 | 01:55 |
| Ben Jacobs is listening to Rick Santorum speak in a restaurant in Urbandale, Iowa, where the former senator was introduced by Chuck Grassley: | Ben Jacobs is listening to Rick Santorum speak in a restaurant in Urbandale, Iowa, where the former senator was introduced by Chuck Grassley: |
| Rick Santorum's last Iowa town hall at a Pizza Ranch pic.twitter.com/LyerHEtwSW | Rick Santorum's last Iowa town hall at a Pizza Ranch pic.twitter.com/LyerHEtwSW |
| Santorum won Iowa in 2012 in an upset that surprised pretty much everyone - can he pull off the same coup this time? According to the polling, probably not; but stranger things have happened. | Santorum won Iowa in 2012 in an upset that surprised pretty much everyone - can he pull off the same coup this time? According to the polling, probably not; but stranger things have happened. |
| Rick Santorum gets a question about Donald Trump. He answers by criticizing the undercard debates | Rick Santorum gets a question about Donald Trump. He answers by criticizing the undercard debates |
| Santorum now criticizing Bill O'Reilly. He says he's the only GOP candidate not to be booked on the O'Reilly Factor this year. | Santorum now criticizing Bill O'Reilly. He says he's the only GOP candidate not to be booked on the O'Reilly Factor this year. |
| Rick Santorum is made an honorary Pizza Ranch employee pic.twitter.com/TeP9tg4xJ9 | Rick Santorum is made an honorary Pizza Ranch employee pic.twitter.com/TeP9tg4xJ9 |
| 1.49am GMT | 1.49am GMT |
| 01:49 | 01:49 |
| Bernie Sanders is speaking in Des Moines | Bernie Sanders is speaking in Des Moines |
| “Iowans have a unique role to play in the presidential process, and they take taht responsibility very seriously,” the Vermont senator says. | “Iowans have a unique role to play in the presidential process, and they take taht responsibility very seriously,” the Vermont senator says. |
| The live feed is still down - the guy is currently complaining that the government has purposefully damaged infrastructure in this country. But Dan is on the scene, so we’ll have a more detailed report for you soon. | The live feed is still down - the guy is currently complaining that the government has purposefully damaged infrastructure in this country. But Dan is on the scene, so we’ll have a more detailed report for you soon. |
| In the meantime, Sanders appears to be campaigning on the dating app Tinder, so you can catch him there: | In the meantime, Sanders appears to be campaigning on the dating app Tinder, so you can catch him there: |
| Raleigh woman surprised by Bernie Sanders appearing on her Tinder app. He's looking for votes, not a date. pic.twitter.com/oyW5q5nBrP | Raleigh woman surprised by Bernie Sanders appearing on her Tinder app. He's looking for votes, not a date. pic.twitter.com/oyW5q5nBrP |
| 1.39am GMT | 1.39am GMT |
| 01:39 | 01:39 |
| Iowa is set for a snowstorm tomorrow, according to weather reports. | Iowa is set for a snowstorm tomorrow, according to weather reports. |
| Caucuses begin at 7PM central time, roughly at the same time as the National Weather Service has issued blizzard watch warnings for across much of the state, with parts of Iowa forecast six to 18 inches of snow. | Caucuses begin at 7PM central time, roughly at the same time as the National Weather Service has issued blizzard watch warnings for across much of the state, with parts of Iowa forecast six to 18 inches of snow. |
| Whether this will have an effect on caucus turnout is difficult to say, but it’s going to get pretty snowy in the Hawkeye state tomorrow evening. | Whether this will have an effect on caucus turnout is difficult to say, but it’s going to get pretty snowy in the Hawkeye state tomorrow evening. |
| 1.33am GMT | 1.33am GMT |
| 01:33 | 01:33 |
| It’s interesting to compare the venues of Bernie Sanders’ and Hillary Clinton’s rallies in Iowa this evening. Sanders is in Des Moines: | It’s interesting to compare the venues of Bernie Sanders’ and Hillary Clinton’s rallies in Iowa this evening. Sanders is in Des Moines: |
| Bernie's last rally before caucus night almost as big as last night but more practically-focused: "Bring everyone" pic.twitter.com/nZN10MTnNi | Bernie's last rally before caucus night almost as big as last night but more practically-focused: "Bring everyone" pic.twitter.com/nZN10MTnNi |
| Clinton will speak at Abraham Lincoln high school in Des Moines, in what looks to be a considerably more modest space: | Clinton will speak at Abraham Lincoln high school in Des Moines, in what looks to be a considerably more modest space: |
| Here is the venue for Hillary Clinton's final rally in Iowa: Abraham Lincoln High School in Des Moines. pic.twitter.com/jujarlTRtZ | Here is the venue for Hillary Clinton's final rally in Iowa: Abraham Lincoln High School in Des Moines. pic.twitter.com/jujarlTRtZ |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.00am GMT | at 2.00am GMT |