Phyllis Hughes-Ewing swooped into the West Des Moines headquarters of Dem hopeful Joe Biden to pick up some more campaign stickers a few hours before the caucus this afternoon. The front room was a buzzing with activity and excitement.

"A lot of people are going to wake up tomorrow with a big Iowa omelette on their face because they sold Joe Biden short," she predicted.

Hughes-Ewing is the daughter of former Iowa U.S. Senator and Governor Harold Hughes. Biden's first term in the Senate overlapped with her father's last, she said.

"I was pretty convinced he would go far even then," she said. "He's always been one of my heroes."

In another part of the room, volunteer Tom Chapman of Seaford, Del., was giving last-minute instructions on message to a young Iowa caucus-goer.

"I've given up most of my Christmas vacation to come out here and help out," said Chapman, a teacher.

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