The back-and-forth has broken into the open in the past week, as Warren and Buttigieg battled for the top spot in Iowa throughout the fall. Warren eclipsed former Vice President Joe Biden for the lead in Iowa by late September and led the field into October. But by November, Buttigieg, who sank millions into TV ads and grew his on-the-ground operation, jumped ahead in the first caucus state, leading the field in multiple polls last month.
“It appears that both campaigns believe that [Bernie] Sanders and Biden have a firm set of supporters, while Buttigieg and Warren are competing over everyone else,” said Sean Bagniewski, chairman of the Polk County, Iowa, Democratic Party. “Both of them have overlapping voters, both feel like their organizations are in close competition for first- and second-place finishes” in Iowa.
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