Kevin Hardy

The Des Moines Register

Sen. Bernie Sanders visited his Iowa campaign headquarters Monday morning, saying the race between he and Hillary Clinton is as tight as can be.

“You got a tie ball game. That’s where we are,” he said in front of dozens of journalists and campaign staffers and volunteers.

Sanders continued his push that turnout is key. If turnout is high, “we win,” he said. The Vermont senator said he had spoken in front 0f 70,000 Iowans leading up to tonight’s caucuses at 100 town halls and rallies across the state.

“Our platform, our agenda is precisely what the American people want,” he said.

In winding down his campaign effort here, Sanders thanked Iowans for seriously shopping the candidates vying to win tonight.

“They are really trying to get a sense of where the candidates stand,” he said. “And they take that responsibility with great seriousness.”

Sanders spoke for only a few minutes before loading back onto his giant campaign bus. He doesn’t have another public appearance scheduled until his campaign party tonight.

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