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| Iowa caucus: candidates offer last pitch as America (finally) prepares to vote – as it happened | Iowa caucus: candidates offer last pitch as America (finally) prepares to vote – as it happened |
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| 4.42am GMT | 4.42am GMT |
| 04:42 | 04:42 |
| Where things stand on the eve of the Iowa caucuses | Where things stand on the eve of the Iowa caucuses |
| The candidates have set out their final stalls for Iowans before Monday’s caucus – the first votes of the 2016 election cycle. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are polling within the margin of error of each other, and Donald Trump is similarly tied with Ted Cruz. | The candidates have set out their final stalls for Iowans before Monday’s caucus – the first votes of the 2016 election cycle. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are polling within the margin of error of each other, and Donald Trump is similarly tied with Ted Cruz. |
| Federal funding disclosures Sunday night also highlighted some interesting points in the campaign, especially Jeb Bush’s increasingly dismal fundraising and Donald Trump’s extraordinary hat expenditure. Also revealed was billionaire George Soros’ $6m donation to the Clinton campaign. | Federal funding disclosures Sunday night also highlighted some interesting points in the campaign, especially Jeb Bush’s increasingly dismal fundraising and Donald Trump’s extraordinary hat expenditure. Also revealed was billionaire George Soros’ $6m donation to the Clinton campaign. |
| Tomorrow, Iowa goes to caucus. We’ll be there with non-stop coverage from across the Hawkeye State – and jokes! | Tomorrow, Iowa goes to caucus. We’ll be there with non-stop coverage from across the Hawkeye State – and jokes! |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.52am GMT | at 4.52am GMT |
| 4.30am GMT | 4.30am GMT |
| 04:30 | 04:30 |
| At Ted Cruz’s rally at the Iowa State Fair, in a room that is reportedly turning supporters away at the door because it’s over-capacity, a heckler shouts that he’s “sick” of the Texas senator. | At Ted Cruz’s rally at the Iowa State Fair, in a room that is reportedly turning supporters away at the door because it’s over-capacity, a heckler shouts that he’s “sick” of the Texas senator. |
| "Is that Donald Trump yelling in the back?" Cruz's response to a heckler. | "Is that Donald Trump yelling in the back?" Cruz's response to a heckler. |
| 4.26am GMT | 4.26am GMT |
| 04:26 | 04:26 |
| Sabrina Siddiqui | Sabrina Siddiqui |
| Sabrina Siddiqui reports from Des Moines, where Hillary Clinton made her final pitch on the eve of the Iowa caucuses to a packed gymnasium of roughly 2,600 people - a crowd that was not only among her largest but also rivaling in its enthusiasm the scene that has become synonymous with a Bernie Sanders rally. | Sabrina Siddiqui reports from Des Moines, where Hillary Clinton made her final pitch on the eve of the Iowa caucuses to a packed gymnasium of roughly 2,600 people - a crowd that was not only among her largest but also rivaling in its enthusiasm the scene that has become synonymous with a Bernie Sanders rally. |
| Clinton, facing a second chance at the Democratic nomination, stood before voters in the state that seven years ago handed her a bruising defeat and delivered a resounding speech on the stakes of the presidential election. Accompanied by her husband Bill and daughter Chelsea, the former secretary of state fashioned herself as a pragmatic progressive with a history of accomplishments to match her soaring rhetoric. | Clinton, facing a second chance at the Democratic nomination, stood before voters in the state that seven years ago handed her a bruising defeat and delivered a resounding speech on the stakes of the presidential election. Accompanied by her husband Bill and daughter Chelsea, the former secretary of state fashioned herself as a pragmatic progressive with a history of accomplishments to match her soaring rhetoric. |
| “I hope you will caucus for me. I hope you will fight for me,” Clinton implored. “I will fight for you.” | “I hope you will caucus for me. I hope you will fight for me,” Clinton implored. “I will fight for you.” |
| Hours before Clinton’s final rally, hundreds had already formed a line that wrapped around an entire residential neighborhood. They eventually packed a high school gymnasium, bustling with excitement echoed through their frequent chants of “Hillary! Hillary!” and “I believe she will win.” | Hours before Clinton’s final rally, hundreds had already formed a line that wrapped around an entire residential neighborhood. They eventually packed a high school gymnasium, bustling with excitement echoed through their frequent chants of “Hillary! Hillary!” and “I believe she will win.” |
| The positive mood has traveled with Clinton in her final stretch across Iowa, the state that on Monday will begin the first nominating contest of the 2016 race. Although Clinton remains locked in a competitive battle with Sanders, she holds a slight advantage here over the senator from Vermont. | The positive mood has traveled with Clinton in her final stretch across Iowa, the state that on Monday will begin the first nominating contest of the 2016 race. Although Clinton remains locked in a competitive battle with Sanders, she holds a slight advantage here over the senator from Vermont. |
| The crowd cheered her frequently, but reserved its most thunderous reception for when Clinton ticked through priorities that included defending Planned Parenthood and marriage equality, protecting voting rights, and pushing for criminal justice reform and gun control. | The crowd cheered her frequently, but reserved its most thunderous reception for when Clinton ticked through priorities that included defending Planned Parenthood and marriage equality, protecting voting rights, and pushing for criminal justice reform and gun control. |
| “I’m a better candidate,” she told them, “and, thanks to you, I’ll be a better president.” | “I’m a better candidate,” she told them, “and, thanks to you, I’ll be a better president.” |
| 3.57am GMT | 3.57am GMT |
| 03:57 | 03:57 |
| One fascinating tidbit from Trump’s campaign disclosures - exactly how much the campaign is spending on those famous hats. | One fascinating tidbit from Trump’s campaign disclosures - exactly how much the campaign is spending on those famous hats. |
| Donald Trump's campaign has spent an *incredible* amount of money on hats pic.twitter.com/fkVGyvzdqW | Donald Trump's campaign has spent an *incredible* amount of money on hats pic.twitter.com/fkVGyvzdqW |
| 3.52am GMT | 3.52am GMT |
| 03:52 | 03:52 |
| Donald Trump's FEC disclosures are in | Donald Trump's FEC disclosures are in |
| He has $6.9m in cash on hand as of the end of 2015. | He has $6.9m in cash on hand as of the end of 2015. |
| A large majority of his campaign’s finance was a $10.9m loan to his campaign from Trump himself. He also raised just under $3m in donations. | A large majority of his campaign’s finance was a $10.9m loan to his campaign from Trump himself. He also raised just under $3m in donations. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.53am GMT | at 3.53am GMT |
| 3.48am GMT | 3.48am GMT |
| 03:48 | 03:48 |
| Hillary Clinton finishes her speech in Des Moines. “I will fight for you,” she says, in a fiery speech which set out her stall for Iowa voters before tomorrow’s caucuses. | Hillary Clinton finishes her speech in Des Moines. “I will fight for you,” she says, in a fiery speech which set out her stall for Iowa voters before tomorrow’s caucuses. |
| 3.41am GMT | 3.41am GMT |
| 03:41 | 03:41 |
| The crowd is getting more and more fired-up in Des Moines for Clinton. | The crowd is getting more and more fired-up in Des Moines for Clinton. |
| Thunderous applause as HRC says: "I will defend Planned Parenthood. I will defend marriage equality. I will protect voting rights." | Thunderous applause as HRC says: "I will defend Planned Parenthood. I will defend marriage equality. I will protect voting rights." |
| “Let’s take on the gun lobby! Let’s stand and vote for common sense,” she says. | “Let’s take on the gun lobby! Let’s stand and vote for common sense,” she says. |
| The crowd also erupts when Clinton vows to take on the gun lobby. | The crowd also erupts when Clinton vows to take on the gun lobby. |
| 3.39am GMT | 3.39am GMT |
| 03:39 | 03:39 |
| Clinton 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.” | Clinton 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.” |
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| at 4.04am GMT | at 4.04am GMT |
| 3.29am GMT | 3.29am GMT |
| 03:29 | 03:29 |
| Hillary Clinton in Des Moines: "I will not raise middle class taxes -- absolutely off the table. I will follow the money to the top." | 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” | Clinton’s livestream on MSNBC just dropped because of “technical difficulties” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.29am GMT | at 3.29am GMT |
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| 03:28 | 03:28 |
| Two different views on Hillary Clinton’s rally tonight, from pollster Frank Luntz and Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan: | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 3.24am GMT |
| 03:24 | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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.” | “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. | 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. | You can read the whole piece here. |
| 3.18am GMT | 3.18am GMT |
| 03:18 | 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 | 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. | 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. |
| 3.16am GMT | 3.16am GMT |
| 03:16 | 03:16 |
| 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. | 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 | 3.14am GMT |
| 03:14 | 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. | 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 | Over 100 voters pack the Halligan Tavern in Derry to see @TGowdySC stump for @marcorubio #nhpolitics #fitn pic.twitter.com/nbSDALjz7M |