At an event meant to show off the Democratic presidential candidates' organizational strength in Iowa, campaign swag is king.
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker's campaign outfitted its tables of supporters with light-up campaign signs, which they waved in the air to show off one of the biggest crowds in the ballroom as Booker spoke.
California Sen. Kamala Harris' campaign gave its attendees glowing yellow foam sticks with the word "fearless" emblazoned on the side, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's campaign had a sugar cookie stamped with the word "persist" at each setting. Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a successful beer brewer, gave his supporters koozies to insulate their beer cans, and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar's campaign laid out her book for her supporters to take home.
With 1,400 people gathered in the convention center ballroom, the goodies are as much an opportunity for the candidates to show off their support as they are a gift for supporters to take home.
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