Democratic debates kick off Iowa summer sprint

Democratic debates kick off Iowa summer sprint-thehill: Two back-to-back debates marked a pivot point in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, earning millions of dollars and tens of thousands of new donors for leading and long-shot candidates alike, and kicking off a new phase that begins this week in cities and towns across Iowa. Virtually all the 25 contenders will make swings through the first-in-the-nation caucus state over the Fourth of July week, marching in parades and stumping in town halls and living room house parties.