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Choice. i want to see a lot more from joe biden before im super comfortable with him and the idea of him as a nominee. when he came out, it was a stumble. he stumbled over the non-apology apology to anita hill and his handling of that. he then went away for a couple of weeks before reemerging on the hyde stumble. so at this point im not feeling super confident on his ability to appeal to the progressive base, understand what were talking about, understand where we want to go. there are a lot of ...

It is now down to the wire for this massive field of democratic presidential candidates who are hoping to take the stage at the first debates. with less than three weeks to go, theyre crisscrossing the country with half of this now 23-person field in iowa this weekend. many of them are attending pride fest, in des moines, which is the states largest lbgtq event. the caucuses of course are eight months away. and while the candidates are trying to differentiate themselves, what they do have in com...

>> reporter: and so many voters are in the process of making their decisions. so many of the rallies and events for candidates across the country, it is really voters starting to tune in and make their choice but they have a field of 20 plus democrats to choose from. all in the name of, what many voters tell me is the most important issue for them, they hope beating trump in november of 2020. >> and ali, give me a sense of the scene. this is the 41st year in iowa and a lot of people dont realize...

May be hard to believe but the first democratic presidential debate is over two weeks away and this now really monster field of democratic candidates is on the campaign trail this weekend with the bulk of them descending on the state that votes first, iowa. nearly a dozen of those chasing the democratic nomination are in des moines today with many attending pride fest. iowa caucuses are eight months away, but its an early chance for candidates to pitch themselves. leyla santiago is there. what a...

Party and the last four democratic elections where there was no incumbent running, the iowa caucus winner went on to become the nominee. al gore, john kerry, barack obama, and hillary clinton. and it helps explain why 19 of the candidates are not that there weekend. guess who is not there. joe biden. leyla santiago joins us from des moines and it must be like herding cats trying to follow the action in iowa this weekend. what stands out to you so far and how are iowaens dealing with the barrage ...

The if presidential contenders are in iowa this weekend. all together. the largest gathering, if you will, to date. coinciding with the annual pride fest in des moines. ed candidates expected to attend that event and also focus on the upcoming debates. right now 20 democrats qualify to participate. the democratic national committee says there be two ways to get on the big stage. either his 1% in three separate polls or raise cash from 65,000 unique donors. iowa is the first in the nation caucus ...

In our 2020 lead, nearly every democratic presidential candidate descending on iowa this weekend. 19, yes, 19 of the candidates courting voters at a democratic party dinner. but the most notable no-show is the front-runner, joe biden, who has an important family event can and not attend. cnns leyla santiago is in des moines, iowa, and some of those candidates are already on the ground today. >> let me paycheck the point with this question picture right here. mayor pete buttigieg and beto orourke...

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