Sanders’s Ground Game Quietly Threatens Clinton’s Dominance in Rural Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa - They'd been singing and dancing to live performances from trendy alt-rock bands Vampire Weekend and Foster the People for over an hour. But to the thousands of college kids screaming as a white-haired 74-year-old finally took the stage, there was only one rock star at the University of Iowa Saturday night.
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Ted Cruz Amasses Ground Game That Covers Every County in Four States

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas got an early start to the 2016 presidential campaign in March by being the first of what would become a vast field to announce his candidacy. Now, he has turned that starting advantage into a sprawling ground game. --For every county in the first four voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada, the Cruz campaign has locked down county chairs in charge of not just lending their names to the campaign, but of spearheading outreach and organizing efforts.

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