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Iowa vote a moment of truth for Biden
Strong finish will be a boost for former V-P, but Democratic Party base remains split
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Democratic Party presidential hopeful Joe Biden speaking at a town hall event in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sunday. Several attendees at the event said the key issue for them was to ensure President Donald Trump does not win re-election.
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Nirmal Ghosh US Bureau Chief In Des Moines, Iowa, Nirmal Ghosh
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Former vice-president Joe Biden, the front runner nationally among the crowded Democratic field of contenders for the party's nomination for president, was to face his first moment of truth late last night in Iowa when the results of the caucuses would start coming in.
A strong finish will boost the credentials of what many see as a safe, middle-of-the-road candidate but not one that particularly excites the Democratic base, in a party split between what Mr Biden represents - a return to stability - and the stronger democratic socialist messages of candidates such as Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
