AGGRO-BUSINESS
The Minnesota senator stresses her humble background on the campaign trail, but her political rise has been funded in part by one of the biggest names in agribusiness.
Scott Bixby is a national reporter for The Daily Beast. You can follow him on Twitter at @ScottBix.
SHOWTIME
“She keeps saying she’s a fighter, but you have to actually win a fight sometime if you want people to take you seriously here.”
RED SCARE?
Sanders gets the frontrunner treatment—by getting an early kick in the teeth.
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FOR THE ’GRAM
The Bloomberg campaign is trying an ad strategy familiar to every other startup with a ton of cash and a questionable business model: Paying influencers to make it seem cool.
MONEY TROUBLES
The event’s co-hosts include current and former heads of lobbying firms, military contractors, and fossil-fuel interests.
Transcendental
In an Iowa town put on the map by a New Age faith movement that aims to create world peace with the power of silent meditation, Sanders’ proposals seemed downright practical.
APP-OCALYPSE
The state party’s inability to deliver a result left rival campaigns seething—but not the former vice president, whose rough night turned buoyant amid the chaos.
WHO’S ON TOP?
First it seemed to be Bernie. Then Elizabeth. Then thousands turned out for Pete. And finally crowds jammed in for Joe. But the “ultimate poll” will determine the winner.
ROCK THE VOTE
Bernie Sanders’ rally had all the trappings of a top-flight music festival, complete with a killer lineup and a packed house of 3,000 screaming fans.
‘WE DESERVE BETTER’
Some of Elizabeth Warren’s Iowa supporters are worried about Sanders’ high-energy fan base.
