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DES MOINES — Donald Trump swooped in from his helicopter, which he let kids ride. Hillary Clinton saw the butter cow. And Bernie Sanders drew a crowd so large it almost shut down the Grand Concourse.

It was 10 years ago today — Aug. 15, 2015 — that Trump, Clinton and Sanders all visited the Iowa State Fair on the same day.

The big three were doing what presidential candidates do: visiting Iowa, including the State Fair , to win favor with voters ahead of the next year’s presidential precinct caucuses.

That all three candidates — three of the biggest names in national politics at the time — all visited on the same day and at roughly the same time created a remarkable and memorable day at th

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