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Clinton visits Iowa as early voting gets underway

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton meets with her staff before taking off on her campaign plane at Westchester County Airport in White Plains

"Luckily in Iowa, you can start today", said Mrs. Clinton said, speaking in downtown Des Moines, a city that is one of the most-reliable Democratic strongholds in the state.

Donald Trump abruptly resurrected Bill Clinton's impeachment on Thursday, adding the former president's infidelities to the already-rancorous 2016 campaign.

Thursday kicked-off early voting in Iowa with voters lining up to cast their voices ahead of the election.

WASHINGTON | More people are seeking or casting early ballots in the critical states of North Carolina and Florida than at this point in 2012, with Hillary Clinton the likely beneficiary, as early voting shows signs of surging nationwide.

Republicans have conceded that early and absentee voting is not their top priority in Iowa.

Johnston County's decision to close two schools on Election Day caught regional attention, but Price said more schools could have been affected.

One is her promise to push infrastructure spending, something she said could prevent flooding of the sort that has been threatening Cedar Rapids, the state's second largest city, and other parts of the state this month.

Speaking in Des Moines Thursday, Clinton said she wanted to send her "thoughts and prayers" to the victims and their families.

"I want this election to be about something, not just against somebody", she said in Des Moines.

But it wasn't like Clinton totally ignored Trump, as she questioned his business practices, saying there are too many stories of workers and small businesses who were not paid for work, and taken advantage of by the real estate mogul.

This was Filzer's third time seeing Clinton, and the independent feels that Clinton's platform best agrees with his own.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally Wednesday Sept. 28 2016 in Waukesha Wis

Clinton continued, arguing that Mark Cuban, the billionaire businessman and Trump critic that Clinton invited to the debate, "really... unsettled my opponent".

Reid was asked Thursday about that possibility and told reporters that he agreed with Republicans who have urged Trump to avoid the issue. And they don't need an excuse like they will be out of the country on election day.

Trump has repeatedly gotten himself in trouble with his late-night and early-morning tweets, which appear to be written by the candidate himself. "We are living off of the investments of our parents, grandparents.", Clinton said.

On Friday, Trump said Clinton had been "set up by a con" in holding up Machado "as an "angel" without checking her past, which is bad!"

That means it is among a dozen states that are not reliably Democratic or Republican, so can sway the outcome in the state-by-state presidential vote.

After a day on the back foot, Trump resumed his attacks on his rival during a stopover in Council Bluffs, Iowa, painting her as a pawn of special interests.

The first debate left many concerned about the candidates, however, based on how they presented themselves and debated their stances.

"All of our training materials had to be changed, and we had to redo all of our training", she said, noting that the county's March primary, which required a photo ID, went well.

In August, the Together for America initiative launched with an initial 50 endorsements.On Wednesday, former Republican Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator John Warner of Virginia, announced his support.

"I like to take my time and research the candidates, especially in those more local races that you don't always know as much about", she said.

Mike Pence's spokesman Marc Lotter said Thursday that the IN governor plans to spend the weekend relaxing with his family and continuing with his preparation for Tuesday's debate against Democrat Tim Kaine.

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Clinton visits Iowa as early voting gets underway