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As Iowa voters caucus Monday night, both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders will try to draw enough new voters into the process to defeat foes who have spent more money, devoted more time to organizing their support in the Hawkeye State and are backed by better-funded outside organizations.

GOP candidates start limping in the money race

Jeb Bush’s fundraising juggernaut has run out of steam, Ben Carson’s money machine has cranked down, and Chris Christie and Rand Paul have just a little more than $1 million in each of their campaign bank accounts.

Donald Trump has overtaken Ted Cruz in the final days before Iowa’s caucuses, with the fate of the race closely tied to the size of Monday evening’s turnout, especially among evangelical voters and those attending for the first time, a Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll shows.

Santorum pins hopes on South Carolina primary

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum vowed Sunday to stay in the Republican presidential race at least through the South Carolina GOP primary Feb. 20, expressing optimism despite low poll numbers in the final hours before Monday night’s Iowa caucuses.

Six takeaways from the Iowa Republican debate

No, he didn’t show up, but the rest of the Republican presidential field debated anyway. Here are six takeaways from the final GOP debate before the Iowa caucuses on Monday.

Keys to Tonight’s GOP Debate

Fox News will host the final Republican debate of the “pre-season,” before real voting actually begins next week in the Iowa caucuses and then continues in New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada, and beyond. The absence of businessman Donald Trump, the GOP frontrunner, could mean other candidates have an opportunity to seize the spotlight, although it could also mean fewer viewers that might see any “breakout” performance.

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Santorum and Huckabee, once also-rans, see opening in Cruz-Trump fight

Rick Santorum was right on schedule, strolling into the Coffee Attic at 4 p.m. for his fifth event of the day. He shook hands, posed for pictures in his iconic grey sweater vest, and peered into the room where just a dozen potential voters were waiting to meet him.