Steak, beer and politics: 2020 Democrats descend on Iowa
(WorldNews Politics)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - When Barack Obama marched into the 2007 Iowa steak fry flanked by 1,000 supporters, skeptical Iowans were put on notice that he could win the caucus. A dozen years later, a new generation of Democratic White House hopefuls are looking to pull off a repeat performance to turbocharge their campaigns. Saturday`s steak fry is part parade, part organizing show of force - and quintessentially Iowa. It began as a fundraiser for Tom Harkin`s first congressional bid, where the 53 attendees could buy a steak and a foil-wrapped baked potato for $2. Harkin is out of politics now, but the steak fry lives on as a fundraiser for the Polk County Democratic Party. This year, 11,000...