Thibault Camus, The Associated PressA placard reading "Iowa Caucus this way" hangs on a door, in Paris, France, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. Paris is one of just three satellite caucus locations outside the U.S., and drew the biggest number of expat Iowans.
Alex Wong, Getty ImagesCampaign staff Holly Hallman of Des Moines talks on her phone as she helps to arrange rides for volunteers to attend caucuses on Feb. 3, 2020, at Bernie Sanders campaign field office in Ankeny, Iowa. Iowans will pick their choices for Democratic presidential candidate at the state caucuses this evening, the first in the primary season.- Alex Edelman, Getty ImagesDemocratic Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., departs the U.S. Capitol following closing arguments in the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 3, 2020.
- A supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, leaves a message on a dirty car in West Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. The Iowa presidential caucuses are being held at more than 1,600 sites across the state.
- Pete Marovich, The New York TimesA poster bearing the likeness of Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., and a Democratic candidate for president, stands outside the home of George Davey, where a poster of Donald Trump stood four years ago, in West Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020.
- Todd Heisler, The New York TimesPete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., and a Democratic candidate for president, is greeted by campaign worker Tara Henson and her son, Emerson, 7 months, as he visits his campaign office in West Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. The Iowa presidential caucuses begin Monday night at more than 1,600 sites across the state.
- Andrew Harnik, The Associated PressMaps are displayed on the wall of a campaign office for Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg in West Des Moines, Iowa, on the day of the Iowa Caucus, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020.
- Mark Makela, The New York TimesCindy Day, a volunteer with the campaign of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., a Democratic candidate for president, makes phones calls from her car to urge people to caucus for Warren in Dubuque, Iowa, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020.
- Alex Edelman, Getty Images2020 Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., departs the U.S. Capitol following closing arguments in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Feb. 3, 2020.
- Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesThe campaign bus for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden is seen parked in front of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, on Feb. 03, 2020.
- Jordan Gale, The New York TimesFormer Vice President Joe Biden, a Democratic candidate for president, is accompanied by his wife, Jill Biden, as he visits his campaign office in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020.
- Joseph Cress, Iowa City Press-Citizen via APDemocratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang high-fives supporters at a canvass launch in Iowa City, Iowa, on the morning of the Iowa caucus, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020.
- Jim Slosiarek, The Gazette via APShanel Slater, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the lone Andrew Yang supporter, waves at Elizabeth Warren supporters as she comes to join their numbers during the second alignment at the Democratic satellite caucus at the Cedar Rapids Public Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020.
- Alex Edelman, Getty ImagesDemocratic Presidential candidate Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., departs the U.S. Capitol following closing arguments in the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 3, 2020. The Senate Democrats seeking the 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination were flying to Iowa this afternoon ahead of the first in the National Iowa Caucuses held Monday night.
- Kerem Yucel, AFP via Getty ImagesVolunteers work on last details before the start of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucus in the Lincoln High School in Des Moines, Iowa, on Feb. 3, 2020.
- Jim Slosiarek, The Gazette via APJoy Bailey, 1, pulls on her mother Rachel's Presidential preference card during a Democratic satellite caucus at the Cedar Rapids Public Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020.
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By Katie Rausch | krausch@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Getting your player ready...
Supporters of Democratic candidates for president, including those backing the top six contenders, were out in force for the Iowa caucus Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. The caucus kicks off the official primary season in the U.S., though candidates have been campaigning for months in advance.