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b'In just three months, the first election of the Democratic presidential race will be held in Iowa.\\n\\nOver the weekend, the party held its most important political event yet in the prelude to that vote \\u2014 including a fabled annual dinner attended by almost every remaining candidate in the campaign. At this dinner in 2007, Barack Obama, then a senator, delivered a searing critique of Hillary Clinton\\u2019s electability, helping him pull ahead in the polls. Candidates this time around were hoping for a similar campaign-defining moment.\\n\\nWe traveled to Des Moines to find out how the candidates are trying to stand out in a crowded field and to try to discern who might have the political support, financial might and organizational prowess to become the nominee.\\n\\nGuest: Reid J. Epstein, a campaigns and elections reporter for The Times based in Washington D.C.\\xa0\\n\\nClare Toeniskoetter and Monika Evstatieva, producers for \\u201cThe Daily,\\u201d who traveled to Des Moines to speak with campaign supporters.\\n\\nFor more information on today\\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.\\xa0\\n\\nBackground reading:\\xa0With the Iowa caucuses fast approaching, the ideological debate has remained the same, but the key players have shifted, with Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Elizabeth Warren appearing to have gained momentum.\\xa0The latest poll in Iowa suggested that Ms. Warren had seized much of Bernie Sanders\\u2019s youthful following. Here are five takeaways from the survey.'