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Clinton praised President Obama and rallied Democrats to turn out for the 2014 midterms during her first public event in Iowa since the 2008 pres...

On Sunday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton drew thousands to her highly anticipated first visit to Iowa after a humbling third-place finish in the 2008 caucuses. Another potential 2016 hopeful follows in her footsteps Wednesday, albeit with far less hype.

Vice President Joe Biden is headed to Des Moines for the kickoff of the "Nuns on the Bus" tour, a group that warns citizens about the growing influence of outside money in politics. But while there was no question Clinton's visit was meant to reintroduce her to the Iowa voters that let her down seven years ago, the nuns are throwing cold water on the idea that this is a political event for Biden.

"There's 2014! That we play the game of presidential politics -- it's like the Olympics. Everybody likes the game: Who's up? Who's in? Who's out? -- that drives me nuts," Simone Campbell, the Catholic nun who is spearheading the tour, told the Des Moines Register Tuesday. "This is not a game. This is our life.

The Register reports that Biden has done little to reactivate his Iowa contacts from his failed 2008 campaign on this trip, or attend events for some of the Democrats running there. In fact, he will be attending just one fundraiser that will benefit multiple candidates.

And while Clinton - who will not decide on whether she is running until 2015 - reached out to her 2008 network to invite them to come to a photo line before her Sunday event, Biden hasn't done that. In the past, his staff has called to tell his friends in the state about events and arrange private visits with the vice president, the Register reported.

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In Hillary Clinton's wake, Joe Biden visits Iowa