Iowa 2016: On the campaign trail in 360 video - BBC News

There are a lot of candidates running for US president in 2016 and we’ve seen a lot of them giving speeches, shaking hands and kissing babies. But when the cameras are focused on the politicians that doesn’t give you the full picture of what campaigning in Iowa is really like. So we sent BBC video journalist Franz Strasser to three different rallies on Sunday armed with a 360 degree camera. Just a day before the Iowa caucuses, first contest in the months-long battle for the nomination, you can also get a close-up look at the crowds turning out to support these White House hopefuls and a sense of the energy and enthusiasm for them. Franz stopped by a campaign event in Marshalltown for Democratic candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Then he attended a rally for the New Jersey Governor and Republican candidate Chris Christie. And on Sunday evening he finished off at the Iowa State Fairgrounds to see how Iowans reacted to Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz.

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