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Iowa Polls Show A Close Race Between Trump And Biden. We Hear From Voters

Cheerleaders wear masks at a socially distant high school football game in Clinton County, Iowa. (Scott Hoag Photography)
Cheerleaders wear masks at a socially distant high school football game in Clinton County, Iowa. (Scott Hoag Photography)

Iowa remains one of the most hotly contested states this election after easily going for President Trump in 2016. Trump’s popularity has been waning in the state as the COVID-19 pandemic surges and recent polls show a dead heat between him and Joe Biden.

Fans at a recent high school football game in Clinton County help illustrate this divide. Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd has more.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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