Voters put corn kernels into jars with their favorite Republican presidential candidates on the first day of the Iowa State Fair on August 11, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa. The candidates, including Mitt Romney, John Huntsman and Newt Gingrich, visited the fair ahead of Saturday's Iowa Straw Poll to greet voters and engage in traditional Iowa campaigning rituals. Eight GOP hopefuls will meet in a nationally televised debate in Ames tonight. By Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.
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