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Top Iowa Democrats Not Warm to Clinton

January 5, 2015 · 5:43 am ET · 20 Comments

“Iowa Democratic leaders say they are troubled by the prospect that Hillary Clinton could win the state’s 2016 presidential caucuses without a serious challenge, a view primarily rooted in a desire for a more liberal candidate or at least a robust debate about the party’s policies and direction,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

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