Scenes from the state fair: Republicans in Iowa
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The Iowa Pork Tent -- a regular stop for the Republican candidates at the Iowa State Fair. (Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times)
Former Minnesota Gov.
Palin hugs a fairgoer as she makes the rounds of the State Fair Friday. (Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times)
Palin inspects a bag handed to her by a supporter at the Iowa State Fair Friday. (Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times)
Fairgoers put a kernel of corn in the jar of the presidential candidate they support. (Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times)
A cloudless sky greeted fairgoers Friday, one day before the key Straw Poll vote in Ames. (James Oliphant / Los Angeles Times)
Michele Bachmann takes her turn at the soabpox Friday afternoon. (Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times)
And there it is -- the world famous Butter Cow. (Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times)