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Turnout is key factor in Monday’s leadoff Iowa caucuses

The Associated Press even private homes in the and on to New Hampshire Kelsey Johnson of Greensburg, Ind., cheers as Democratic
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa first in a series of state-by- — than the voters. presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during
(AP) — Democratic and state nominating contests. In the last major preference a campaign rally at Grand View University, on Sunday, Jan. 31,
Republican presidential Iowa offers only a small con- poll before the caucuses, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa.
candidates scrambled tingent of the delegates Trump, the billionaire real
across Iowa on Sunday to who will determine the estate mogul, had the sup- Associated Press
close the deal with the first nominees at each party’s port of 28 percent of likely
voters to have a say in the national nominating con- caucus-goers, with Texas as a “consistent conserva- boost turnout among non-
2016 race for the White vention in July. But those Sen. Ted Cruz at 23 percent tive,” is relying on a strong traditional caucus partici-
House, urging their sup- candidates exceeding ex- and Florida Sen. Marco get-out-the-vote operation pants.
porters to take part in Mon- pectations will gain a burst Rubio at 15 percent. The to overtake Trump, who is
day’s caucuses in which of momentum heading Iowa Poll, published by The hoping his star power will Continued on Page 2
outsiders Bernie Sanders into New Hampshire with Des Moines Register and
and Donald Trump are pin- its Feb. 9 primary and oth- Bloomberg, also found Hill-
ning their hopes on a large er early voting states. The ary Clinton with 45 percent
turnout. caucus results should also support to Sanders’ 42 per-
The caucuses will provide a help winnow the crowded cent. The poll of 602 likely
big test of whether the large Republican field of nearly a Republican caucus-goers
enthusiastic crowds turning dozen candidates. and 602 likely Democratic
out at rallies for Trump and A snowfall forecast to start caucus-goers was taken
Sanders will turn into actual Monday night appeared Tuesday to Friday and has
votes when Iowans gather more likely to hinder the a margin of error of plus or
on a wintry night for meet- presidential contenders minus 4 percentage points.
ings at schools, libraries and in their rush out of Iowa — Cruz, who describes himself