--- title: Exclusive: Go Backstage With Hillary Clinton in Iowa description: Watch the video for an intimate look at the Democratic frontrunner. canonical: https://time.com/4201537/hillary-clinton-iowa-backstage/ author: Francesca Trianni article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-31T20:13:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-30T11:59:34.697Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch: Go backstage with Hillary Clinton in Iowa og:description: Watch the video for an intimate look at the Democratic frontrunner. og:url: https://time.com/4201537/hillary-clinton-iowa-backstage/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85b469f1e0338486/69887b783c1639df9a45bce3/timepol-hillary-clinton-jan-30-10.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIMEPOL Hillary Clinton og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch: Go backstage with Hillary Clinton in Iowa twitter:description: Watch the video for an intimate look at the Democratic frontrunner. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85b469f1e0338486/69887b783c1639df9a45bce3/timepol-hillary-clinton-jan-30-10.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Exclusive: Go Backstage With Hillary Clinton in Iowa by [Francesca Trianni](https://time.com/author/francesca-trianni/) and [Jake Swantko](https://time.com/author/jake-swantko/) Jan 31, 2016 8:13 PM UTC  Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign rally with husband Bill Clinton in Davenport, Iowa on Jan. 29, 2016. Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign rally with husband Bill Clinton in Davenport, Iowa on Jan. 29, 2016.Natalie Keyssar for TIME by [Francesca Trianni](https://time.com/author/francesca-trianni/) and [Jake Swantko](https://time.com/author/jake-swantko/) Jan 31, 2016 8:13 PM UTC Hillary Clinton [looked calm and confident](http://time.com/4201183/hillary-clinton-calm-and-confident-in-closing-days-of-iowa/) as she entered the final stretch of campaigning in Iowa, with a pre-caucus poll showing her [leading](http://time.com/4201333/iowa-poll-donald-trump-hillary-clinton/) the field. In Ames, Iowa, the former Secretary of State took the stage with Gabby Giffords, the former Congresswoman who has become an ardent gun-safety campaigner since surviving a shooting in Tucson, Ariz., five years ago. Giffords’ husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, also joined Clinton, as well as her daughter Chelsea. Backstage, Clinton took pictures and chatted with volunteers. Watch the video above for an intimate look at the Democratic front runner. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4201537/hillary-clinton-iowa-backstage/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4201537/hillary-clinton-iowa-backstage/"},"headline":"Exclusive: Go Backstage With Hillary Clinton in Iowa","datePublished":"2016-01-31T20:13:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-30T11:59:34.697Z","description":"An intimate glimpse at the candidate with hours to go before the caucuses","url":"https://time.com/4201537/hillary-clinton-iowa-backstage/","keywords":["Hillary Clinton"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85b469f1e0338486/69887b783c1639df9a45bce3/timepol-hillary-clinton-jan-30-10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Francesca Trianni","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/francesca-trianni/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Jake Swantko","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jake-swantko/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85b469f1e0338486/69887b783c1639df9a45bce3/timepol-hillary-clinton-jan-30-10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TIMEPOL Hillary Clinton","caption":"Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign rally with husband Bill Clinton in Davenport, Iowa on Jan. 29, 2016.","creditText":"Natalie Keyssar for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4201537/hillary-clinton-iowa-backstage/","name":"Exclusive: Go Backstage With Hillary Clinton in Iowa"}}]}] ```