Comment on Iowa campaign pros await word from three B’s

Iowa Democrats are bracing for a wide-open 2020 presidential race that will spread millions of dollars across the state as hopefuls continue making the rounds here leading up to the first-in-the-nation caucuses — but uncertainty about the plans of a few big-name potential candidates has left many political operatives in a state of suspension.With the potential for the biggest field of Democrats in a generation looking to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020, some would-be campaign staffers are playing hard-to-get with less prominent candidates trying to get an early jump in Iowa.the intensified competition for top political talent also foreshadows the challenges ahead for candidates as they try to lock in supporters and delegates with such a large menu for voters.Iowa’s well-established political infrastructure is at least partly frozen in place, awaiting clearer signals from a group one party veteran calls the “triumvirate” — former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen.