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But it was not a time for rest if you're running for president. republican and democratic candidate for president traveled to iowa this weekend for annual iowa state fair and not to rise the ferris wheel, they are there to work. checking out their standing in the totally unscientific cast your kernel poll giving their stump speech atop a traditional "des moines register" soap box wearing aprons and grilling up pork burgers for the sweaty and hungry fair goers and, of course, checking out the 600 pound cow sculpture made entirely of butter. iowa is the first state in the nation to vote in the p...

Candidates for president traveled to iowa this weekend for the annual iowa state fair. and not to ride the ferris wheel, they were there to work. checking out their standing in the totally unscientific cast your kernel poll giving their stump speech atop a traditional "des moines register" soap box, wearing aprons and grilling up pork burgers for the sweaty and hungry fair goers and, of course, checking out the 600 pound cow sculpture made entirely of butter. iowa is the first state in the nation to vote in the presidential primaries and they elect their candidates through a wild and wonderful...

Such as -- same-sex marriage being a human right not something tackled state by state. do progressives in iowa want to see oh'malley or another progressive person challenge clinton? >> well look i would just put it this way -- that our caucus system is wide open. we encourage everyone to come out and throw their hats in the ring do whatever they want to do. we want a wide-open caucus system. i personally am involved in trying to get more people to go to the caucus. both republicans and democrats, through the harkin institute at drake university. so that's what i'm about more than anything is g...

That's where you really have to connect with voters. it's a caucus system. those voters want to see you, touch you, they ask you questions. i remember it took me three visits to get one caucus member to support me. then in the end, he switched to obama. so this is a very tough state. and that'll be the ultimate test, i think, how she does there. >> well, listen if you'd added president to your resume it would have been way too long to introduce you every time you're on the show. thank you very much for joining me. >> thank you. yet another controversial police shooting is caught on tape. we'...

It's the next it lit race what obama talked about in 2008. >> paul talked about justice and opportunity and freedom. where is he headed to next? >> thomas, he's kicking off a early state tour he's going to head to new hampshire but first stop in boston then to south carolina where we're expecting him to make a u.s. policy speech in front of the uss yorktown you heard michael steele talking about he didn't shy away from this slightly more hawkish version of himself. later on he'll head to iowa and do a rally with iowa state tunts. then he'll go to nevada a state that has been welcoming to membe...