CONWAY — Finally, the presidential campaign has entered the presidential election year.
The turning of the calendar is an important symbolic moment. From here on in, candidates' political errors that might have been ignored in 2019 will receive rapt attention. From this moment forward, every campaign event will take on fresh urgency. From this day to Feb. 3, the date of the Iowa caucuses, then on to Feb. 11, the day this state conducts the first presidential primary, the candidates will receive deeper scrutiny, the crowds here and in Iowa will be more discerning, and the candidates will campaign with more fervor.
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