By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean calls herself a 'big hugger,' but there's none of that in-person campaigning in the Philadelphia suburbs as the House freshman runs for reelection largely online to protect against the health risks of COVID-19. Traveling the heartland, Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is taking the opposite approach. She just completed an annual 99-county tour of her state, mostly masked, but sometimes not, talking to modest-size groups — and, at one point, gathering close for a photo. The two lawmakers show the different tactics underway in a pandemic election […]

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