Iowa Democrats React To Hillary Rodham Clinton

INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Democrats gave a warm welcome Sunday to Hillary Rodham Clinton at retiring Sen. Tom Harkin's annual fundraiser. [...] not all party loyalists from the early-voting state were ready to hand her the 2016 presidential nomination just yet. Bill and Hillary Clinton were the keynote speakers at the final Harkin Steak Fry on the hot-air balloon grounds outside Indianola, south of Des Moines. The event served as an emotional commemoration of Harkin's 40 years in Congress and a rallying cry for Democrats in the 2014 midterm elections. Hillary Clinton has not been in Iowa since her 2008 caucus loss to now-President Barack Obama. Harkin dubbed the Clintons the "comeback couple," though he has not said if he would endorse Clinton if she runs, saying he wants her to make her decision first. Ken Acuff, 71, of Pilot Mound, said he supported Joe Biden in 2008 before switching to Obama. Scott Christen, 29, of Des Moines, supported Clinton at the 2008 Iowa caucuses and plans to back her again if she runs. Dick Furinash, 78, of Liberty Center, said he had been a supporter of both Clintons since Bill Clinton's first campaign.