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By Max Greenwood<\/strong><\/p>\n

ANKENY, Iowa —<\/strong> More than half-an-hour after caucusing was set to begin, many Iowa voters are still waiting in line to get into the precincts \u2013 let alone cast their votes \u2013 a sign that this year\u2019s contest in Iowa is shaping up to be one of the most heated in recent memory.<\/p>\n

Even in Ankeny, a town of about 50,000 just north of Des Moines, Democratic caucus-goers waited eagerly to register to caucus in an already-overflowing banquet hall. One volunteer at the precinct said the location had been crowded in past years, but said the turnout this time was \u201cunexpected.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Iowa caucuses are shaping up to be a tight race between Republican frontrunners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, and Democratic frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. A Des Moines Register\/Bloomberg Politics poll released Saturday put Trump at a 28 percent to 23 percent lead over Cruz, while Clinton led Sanders by only three points.<\/p>\n

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Photo at top: Caucus-goers register to vote at a precinct in Ankeny, Iowa on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. (Max Greenwood\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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