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In Iowa, Biden's front-runner status looks shaky

FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 US presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden greets supporters at the Independence Day parade in Independence, Iowa, US, July 4, 2019. [Reuters]

Joe Biden is still the front-runner in the Democratic presidential race, but the crown is slipping.

On a two-day holiday visit to Iowa, the state that kicks off the White House nominating fight in seven months, Biden was greeted by new polls showing his lead narrowing in the state and nationally after a wobbly performance in last week’s first debate.

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