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    The Iowa State Fair is virtually mandatory for anyone running for president as a Republican, a chance to meet voters from across the state, sample various foods on sticks, and exhibit the retail politicking vital to winning support in the first-in-the-nation caucus state.

    DES MOINES — Participating in chats with the Iowa governor, surveying cattle and hogs across the fairgrounds and rapping an Eminem song, Republican candidates fought for air Saturday as a showdown between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis largely stole the spotlight.

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    DES MOINES — Participating in chats with the Iowa governor, surveying cattle and hogs across the fairgrounds and rapping an Eminem song, Republican candidates fought for air Saturday as a showdown between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis largely stole the spotlight.

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