With early voting starting in Iowa on September 29, Hillary Clinton headed to the state, holding a rally with an estimated 1,500 supporters. Clinton’s speech touched on local issues like flooding as well as running through some of the key issues raised in the debate. But Clinton wasn’t just there to talk: xClinton staffers taking people right from the Des Moines rally to polling places to cast early votes.— Lisa Lerer (@llerer) September 29, 2016 Early voting is a crucial part of any Democratic strategy for victory in Iowa, and Iowa Starting Line reports that so far, Democrats have less of an early voting lead than in 2012.