Sanders hands Iowa crowd the mic in a push to get personal

IOWA FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders got personal with supporters in Iowa Monday in the final days before the state's lead-off caucuses.

Speaking to about 200 people in Iowa Falls, the Vermont senator shortened his prepared remarks and turned the floor over to the audience, asking them to discuss life on Social Security benefits and whether they could afford their medication.

Sanders thanked the group and touted his pledges to expand Social Security and create a single-payer style health care system.

Before larger audiences, he asks people in the crowd to call out how much student debt they have or what their health insurance co-pays are.