Daily Digest: A week out from Iowa
Good morning, and welcome to a new work week. With the Iowa Caucuses a week away there's a lot of news about the presidential campaign. Today most of the focus is on the Democrats. Here's the Digest.
1. A poll of registered Minnesota voters shows Hillary Clinton with a lot of support among Democrats and a tight race for Republican support among Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. The poll didn't screen for likely caucus-goers. The results show Rubio beating Clinton here in a head-to-head match-up, but the poll didn't ask a similar question with Bernie Sanders. (Star Tribune)
2. So how might Minnesota's precinct caucuses shape up on the Democratic side? Look to Iowa, says at least one observer. (MPR News)
3. Bernie Sanders says Hillary Clinton is desperate and that her campaign lacks excitement. (Washington Post)
4. Are Sanders and Clinton battling for the future of the Democratic Party? The New York Times says they are, so I guess so. (New York Times)
5. In an assessment of the contest for the Democratic nomination the current occupant of the White House says Clinton's status as the perceived frontrunner has been a disadvantage. (Politico)
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