The independent Vermont senator and the former secretary of state caused quite a stir during their visits to Iowa over the weekend. As some in the media put it, there’s no turning back now. Or is there? Both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have been coy about announcing their intentions to run for president, and while Jon Stewart seems to find the “dance” amusing, many in the American media are a bit fed up with this “cat and mouse game,” especially MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, who may be concealing some presidential ambitions of his own.

—Posted by Natasha Hakimi Zapata

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