Hillary Clinton road trips to Iowa in a van nicknamed 'Scooby'

Hillary Clinton road trips to Iowa in a van nicknamed 'Scooby'
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One day after formally announcing her second presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton is on the road to Iowa.

The former secretary of state is taking a road trip in a van nicknamed "Scooby" to the first-in-the-nation caucus state, where she will hold her first campaign event on Tuesday and aim to convince Hawkeye voters to give her a better reception than they did in 2008. In that election cycle, Clinton sputtered to an embarrassing third-place finish in the Democratic caucus, opening the door for then-Senator Obama to capture a rousing win that propelled him on to the nomination and, ultimately, the White House.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.