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Sep 13, 2014 8:27am

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is heading back to Iowa for the first time since 2008 this weekend to speak at the 37th Harkin Steak Fry. And since she says shell probably decide on a 2016 run after the first of the year, ABC News took a closer look at three other Democrats who could challenge her for the nomination if she decides to run for the White House for the second time.

1.Sen. Elizabeth Warren

The Massachusetts senator speaking to ABC News David Muir earlier this year saidshe is not running for president, but could she change her mind? Its happened with other candidates before, including then-Sen. Barack Obama before the 2008 election. Warren,who recently released a book, is a favorite among more progressive Democrats. But an ABC News/Washington Post poll in June showed that among registered voters, 69 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents favor Clinton for the partys nomination over seven other hypothetical contenders. Warren received only 7 percent.

(ABC News)

2. Vice President Joe Biden

As the current vice president, Biden could not be any closer to the Oval Office than he is in his current position. The former Delaware senator, now in his 70s, has not ruled out another run for the White House.

Hes already run twice for the highest elected office in the land. In fact, just days after his potential 2016 rival Clinton visits Iowa, the vice president will be making his own stop in the Hawkeye State, the Des Moines Register reported. The same poll in June that showed a majority of registered Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents favor Clinton by a large margin showed Joe Biden garnering 12 percent support.

(Susan Walsh/AP Photo)

3.Gov. Martin OMalley

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By Perry Bacon Jr.

DES MOINES- Iowa Democrats are ready for Hillary for now.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes her first major visit to the early-voting state this weekend, but her huge lead in the polls here obscures a certain lack of passion for her potential presidential candidacy among some key party activists.

Democrats here dont rule out the possibility of falling in love with another candidate as they did with Barack Obama in 2008 -- and backing that person over Clinton again.

Im just not excited about her, said Diane Pickle, an accountant who was an Obama precinct captain in 2008. I admire her. I think shes a wonderful person.

In interviews this week with 15 major organizers, elected officials and activists in Iowa who helped power Obamas upset victory in the 2008 caucuses, they described Obamas early campaign as a political dream come true. His speeches were inspiring, his charisma unparalleled, his supporters a perfect mix of young and old, liberal and moderate.

Barack blew me away, says Tom Miller, Iowas longtime attorney general, who was one of the highest-ranking Democrats here to endorse Obama in 2008 and remains a strong supporter.

But when the conversation turned to Clinton, who is visiting Iowa for retiring Senator Tom Harkins famous steak fry on Sunday, the activists sounded more like political pundits. Nearly all of these activists said no other potential candidate is as experienced or qualified as the former secretary of state and first lady. Foreign policy would be a key theme of the 2016 campaign, they noted, right in her wheelhouse. And Clinton is electable, several said.

Im looking. I keep thinking, am I the only one looking? I say to people, why not Joe Biden?'

I have a hard time viewing it (2008) as a vote against her, as opposed to it was time for something new and giving that a try, said Phil Roeder, a public relations professional who was a precinct captain and organizer for Obama in 2008.

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