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In Iowa, Beto O'Rourke proves he can still wow a crowd. Can he win votes?

MUSCATINE, Iowa - He dazzled Twitter when he hopped atop a coffee shop counter to make his case. He delighted fans by driving himself in a Dodge minivan from town to town through eastern Iowa. He distracted President Donald Trump with spirited hand gestures.

Beto O'Rourke brought his particular brand of theater to Iowa on Thursday and Friday, and the inaugural visit of his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination confirmed one thing: The state of his star power remains strong.

The arrival into small towns of the Beto Caravan - literally, as that was the brand of Dodge he drove - provided notable moments for this nascent presidential race. After months of waxing

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