Name: Beto O' Rourke in Iowa: Will His Star Power Win Votes? | NYT News
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and a battleground for presidential hopefuls.

all 15 Democratic candidates have traveled here

The latest to enter the race is former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke.

It's his first time ever visiting the state,

and the frenzied road trip he's about to embark on

will be an early test of his grassroots appeal

As we traveled around the eastern side of the state

away from the media circus, some people knew about O'Rourke

In 2018, he criss-crossed Texas,  drew big crowds,

and voters here will cast the first caucus

“It's gotten bigger and bigger every year.”

he went to coffee shops and gave speeches on countertops.

“I don't think there's ever been a greater moment.“

He ran a 5K —  “We're setting the pace.”

he talked about criticism he faced about his privilege

And so I'm doing my best, imperfectly for sure.

But doing my best to be as open as I possibly can.”

and I that has to do with sort of his mid-level

And he has that personality as a good speaker.

Tim Hagle has been studying Iowa politics for over 20 years.

“We're at that stage where you have all of these choices.

The candidates are here and people will go and see

two, three, four, five  different candidates,

and they have to sort of  sort through who they like better.”

O'Rourke drew an  enthusiastic crowd in Waterloo.

“Those asylum seekers who can find a home here,

but so will this country. Our strength, our success —”

But away from the rally at this hair salon,

voters were weighing different candidates and issues.

“I like Karmala, how she thinks  as far as all of us as one.”

“Basically, we need to be more unified, pretty much.”

He just seems like he's for everybody.”

“Oh yeah, the health care thing  has really got me.

they've got to pay  so much for health care.

“Health care is really  important to me, too.”

“As a farmer, we see the climate changes.”

He might be popular, but O'Rourke  has some challenges ahead.

His resumé is light on legislative accomplishments.

is going to need to take his soaring rhetoric

“Some of his answers have been relatively vague.

He hasn't really got a good command of the details

in terms of some of the plans and things that he wants.

And so that's going to make some Democrats

and many voters are weighing their options.

is going to have to fight to distinguish himself

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