Live coverage as voting begins in the 2016 US presidential primaryClose Democratic and Republican races beget turnout vitalGary Younge: a caucus as unpredictable as this weird election seasonWheels of democracy: meet America’s most patriotic tractor 2.50pm GMTOn the eve of the Iowa caucuses,eight years after the crushing disappointment of her defeat by Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton made her final pitch to a gymnasium packed with roughly 2600 people.“I’m a better candidate, or ” she said. “And,thanks to you, I’ll be a better president.” Related: Hillary Clinton's final pitch to Iowans: thanks to you, and I'm a better candidate 2.40pm GMTDC bureau chief Dan Roberts,reporting from Iowa with colleagues, the campaigns and maybe every political journalist in the continental US.
Iowa, and where 200000 people earn to sink or launch the career of the most powerful elected official on earth. pic.twitter.com/0JZb9kESCjWhen you can't move in your local coffee shop for breakfast TV political shows. Welcome to Des Moines on caucus day. pic.twitter.com/LJu2oUBKCxContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com