But later lost the nomination to mitt romney. In 2008, the republican winner was former arkansas governor mike huckabee. Since iowa became the first caucus back in 1972, only three republican winners have gone on to become the nominee. Five for the democrats, including president barack obama in 2008. Caucuses in iowa are nothing like the primaries in pennsylvania, new jersey, and delaware. In iowa, voters gather all at the same time on monday night. The republicans vote by secret ballot and the totalled are tallied statewide. The democrats discussions are more like a debate. Attendees group according to the preferred candidate to be counted. The candidate must get 15 to survive. Party officials count the votes not government officials. Again, those Iowa Caucuses are tomorrow and ill be there. Be sure to stick with nbc 10 from the center of the action beginning at nbc 10 at 6 00 and 11 00 p. M. And all day on monday. With me to discuss the impact of the iowa caucus results and what they could mean for the area are two local political insiders. Republican political analyst joe watkins and Philadelphia Democratic political consultant eleanor debbie. Thank you for being here. Lets start with the democrats. I talked about there are no sure things. Hillary clinton has been here before. Things didnt turn out for her the way she wanted. Has she made the changes this year that could have a different result . From what i understand talking to the staff in iowa, theres a large ground game there and its getting everyone to the caucus. From what i understand the pennsylvania staff is out there. Theyre doing everything to get the people there. Guess what. Its supposed to be good weather. So sometimes iowa this time of the year is a little iffy. It might look like we had last weekend but its warmer and sunny. I think theres going to be a massive turn out and theres a lot of interest. And i see a lot of interest in both sides of the aisle in this president ial election. How important is iowa for her . Is it a must win . Its not a must win. It would be great because barack obama won it in 2008. I think she wants to win it. I think shes out there. I think shes talking about the issues. Shes found out what the issues are in iowa and shes really focussing on that. Shes looking at that and looking at New Hampshire. Shes really focussed on there. She was in philadelphia last night. She made it quite clear that iowa is very important to her. On. On the republican side, there was a report ted cruz talking to folks, talking about donald trump, his rival saying for he won the Iowa Caucuses that he could be unstoppable. Obviously hes trying to motivate people. But is there some truth to that . It could be a selffulfilling prophesy, actually. Basically what hes saying if donald trump wins the Iowa Caucuses, it will be a test of how strong Donald Trumps ground game is. If donald trump wins the Iowa Caucuses, its going to be hard to stop him because hes likely going to win New Hampshire. Hes got a sizable lead in New Hampshire and likely going to win South Carolina. And then maybe nevada after that. It would be very hard for anybody to up end him if he gets ahead of steam. Hes getting so much free media. That is what is driving the others crazy. Theyre doing paid media and hes just getting it free. And there are so many candidates still in this race on the republican side for the moment. Could this go on longer, even though, you know, were talking about him potentially being unstoppable. Could it end up going longer because there are so many than it usually does and states like pennsylvania that have these later primaries. Could we end up being more of a player. People say hypothetically we might not know anything because the way the primaries are being weighed by republicans now until march or april. But you have to realize that for candidates that are in the game now, its a matter of money. You have to have money in order to pay the salaries of your paid staff in all those states. And move them around. And move them as needed. If you lose badly in iowa and you lose again badly you dont place in the top group in New Hampshire and then South Carolina comes along you dont place in the top group there, it becomes hard for you to continue to raise the money needed to pay your staff people to keep going. So youll likely see people drop out of the race if they dont do well in iowa, New Hampshire, and certainly by South Carolina theyre done. What would happen is a large donors begin to narrow the field by how they do that is by not contributing and then the candidate cant pay the staff and they have to say its over and they back out. And joe is right. What is happening here is, i think, by nevada there will be a few less republicans. Look, i think on our side omalley is going to have to get out shortly. Its basically hillary and bernie. And, you know, look, its going to be over for us by the time it gets to pennsylvania. In pennsylvania hillary has such a ground game and such strong support. All the leadership here, senator casey the highest ranking senior senator from pennsylvania endorsed hillary. Shes got pennsylvania. Her thrust has to be the caucuses. But she knows that shes going to come in here strong. She would like to have some of them under her belt to say i have popularity all over. Watching what is what happened with Bernie Sanders and donald trump, as well, as youre talking to folks here in this area who may be running for office very soon. Are they watching what is happening with those two . And maybe kind of changing how they are approaching . You have to. You have to be concerned. And whoever is at the top of the ticket will have an impact on your race if youre running statewide, for instance, in pennsylvania this year. Whoever is at the top of the ticket on the d side or the r side will have an impact on your race. S it has an impact on who comes out to the polls to vote in november and the enthusiasm of your side. So it doesnt mean that a candidate still cant win if the person leading the ticket on his or her side isnt who they want to see there. But it means theyll have to make the stronger case for themselves. But you cant deny the fact that whoever is leading the ticket has an impact. Certainly when barack obama won, he brought a lot of democrats in with him back in 2008. He ran and got a lot of voters to show up at the polls. It had a huge impact for candidates running nationally. And remember this year in pennsylvania were electing a United States senator, the house of representatives congress, state house, state senate and treasurer, authditor general, a attorney general. All of those offices are looking who is at the top of their ticket and it will mold their campaign, too. Not just that, we given the attraction of candidates like donald trump and Bernie Sanders, could they potentially change their message . I dont know if theyll change their message, but i think what theyre looking at is to see if theyre going to cherry pick some of the issues and say maybe its not something im focussed on and it may change not so much the message but where they prioritize the issues. Yeah. Its been, you know, fascinating to watch. What will iowa tell you . What will the results from iowa actually tell you . I think the number one thing it will tell us is the level of interest. Im predicting theres going to be a larger turn out ever. Just because, i think a lot is maybe the weather and, also, the interests. I think young people are engaged in this. I say that Bernie Sanders has given a young people a boost in this campaign. And age lot of people are coming out to see donald trump. What will iowa tell you . It will tell us how good Donald Trumps ground game is. Certainly hes been leading nationally in the polls by a substantial margin, and hes been leading by a smaller margin in iowa. Whether or not hes able to make that turn that into a victory in iowa will be tedetermined by how long strong his ground game is. It will tell us ground game in New Hampshire and South Carolina might be look. For the most part, it will show us how close the polls are to ground game. We dont hear much about Donald Trumps staff. We dont know who he has out there. We could be hearing a little bit more pretty soon. Thank you so much for joining us. We appreciate it. Appreciate your perspective today. Next on nbc 10 issue. A new book about Chris Christies rise to power. Well talk to the local author who followed christie. You want me to go down there with a mop . A comment that didnt sit too well with res dents of the jersey shore. Chris christie said it in New Hampshire when asked why he wasnt back in new mexico doine in the blizzard aftermath. Hes known for being outspoken but some say he went too far. The local author is too familiar with the governor and the outbursts. American governor Chris Christie is written by a former enquirer reporter. It covers everything from the bridge gate scandal to christies weight. Matt is with me now. Thank you for joining us. Do you wish you were still writing . Yeah. He continues to make news and continues to provide to thor for somebody trying to tell a story about interesting politician. Who says that . Its compelling. A governor of a state that is experiencing flooding somebody asked why dont you go help . You want me to bring a mop . He ended up softening the tone toward the end and worked his way out of it. He finds himself in these situations where he says something that is seemingly outrageous but seems to attract peoples attention. You have covered him for a number of years. Lets talk about some of his tough talk that we often hear from him. Are we hearing sort of an unvarnished view of a guy, or are we seeing a carefully crafted image . What are we seeing, from your perspective . I think its a little bit of both. I think its mostly genuine. You know, when hes saying sit down and shut up to somebody who heckles him at a meeting or town hall meeting, hes getting a little upset and hes like, you know, gets angry and hes letting it out there. I also think, tell it like it is is the name of his campaign slogan. I think he accentuates it. I think he knows that is his image and has tried to highlight it. Hes okay with it . Sure. Not only okay with it, but youtube clips of him yelling at constituents or going after Public School teachers to try to argue with them about his policies to cut their benefits, his team is taxpayer finance wi them on youtube, send them out to reporters and tv producers around the country. Its an image that part of who he is but something that has been very cultivated and sophisticately cultivated by his staff in order to build the national reputation. How did it start . How did they decide it was going to be a strategy . I think it was happenstance in his first year in office, a teacher got up at a town hall meeting he was holding and challenged him on something, and he said and he went after her. She kind of got upset with him and he just put her in her place. Than video virally spread in conservative circles around the country. His team realized they had something unique on their hands. A guy that could talk in front of a microphone, a guy quick on his feet, and saying thing that was resonating with a certain conservative around the country. They started doing things like, you know, they hired a Stage Management expert for the Governors Office so when they would have town hall meets they had the right light to look good. They hired a video team to go around to his Public Events so they could cut the youtube videos immediately and send them around the country. They recognize from that one town hall meeting where he yelled at the teacher they had something very potentially viral on their hands. And you certainly have been on the other end of some of those. Tell us what is that like when hes staring you down and saying those things to you. You have to know that some of your questions might ill is it that. Its somewhat intimidating. I dont love confrontation. He does. You kind of expect it. There are different kinds of things, you know, the other day i asked him about crime rate in camd camden. I was challenging him and he was like matt katz youre a Law Enforcement expert. And he moved on. Theres the sort of sharp barb he moves past you. There are other times i write about in the book he pulled me in the suv because he didnt like an article i had written and got in the front seat and put me in the back and turned around and scolded me pretty harshly for several minutes. I tried to defend myself but an intimidating moment. Hes a large presence. Hes powerful man. There was a time in the book i sat down with him twice for the book and asked him about bridge gate. He didnt like the direction of the conversation and threatened to kick me out of the room using intimidating language. Did he stay . He stayed for the whole interview. Despite the fact he can be unusually aggressive with the media that he has been generally there in terms of providing used to Fire Department foeder. As mad as he was at us, or upset he might be with things the in book, he called on me last week at press conference. I think he understands this is a business and he doesnt necessarily take things too personally. But it can sometimes be pretty difficult to deal with because hes quite intimidating. You covered him for a number of years. And that has advantages and disadvantages. You certainly got to know him both by talking to him and also by observing. But i know there was one review of the book that had a little bit of criticism said that maybe the governor got off a little bit too easy. That maybe there was a lack of critical distance. How do you respond to that . And how do you balance that . Yeah. Ive gotten that from both sides. Ive gotten that i was too harsh on him. Somebody wrote that i threw the book at him. Thats criticism we hear as journalists. Ive heard i was a closet christie republican. Ive heard that i was, you know, a liberal trying to go after him. I heard it while i was reporting on him. I try to call it like i see it. One reviewer said i liked him too much. I do like him. Ive been covering him for five and a half years. I couldnt be around somebody this much time without, you know, at least liking, following him and watching him. Were not friends. Were not going to, you know, go out for beers after the New Hampshire primary. I absolutely have critical distance. As critical i a third of the book is about bridgegate, the scandal that nearly ruined his career. I also wrote about moments where he displayed remarkable leadership like the days after sandy where he went down the shore and hugged victims and met with the president of the United States of the opposing party right after the big storm. Very controversial moment. But it was a remarkable display of leadership. Give his reaction to sandy, what was your reaction to how he handled the blizzard . Was it consistent . Did it fit with what youve seen before . I was surprised. He was running on his leadership after sandy when interviewers asked him why are you different than marco rubio and he said marco rubio has never lead anything. I lead the people of new jersey after a natural disaster. I was surprised. He didnt use the opportunity of the storm to display the same kind of leadership but i understand he didnt want to leave New Hampshire. His entire political future rests on the next couple of weeks. He has to do well New Hampshire. He knows the only way he can win New Hampshire if he can get in front of as many people as possible. Hes selling New Hampshire on his personality. He wanted to be in New Hampshire doing town Hall Meetings and winning votes at every one of those town Hall Meetings. He wasnt happy he had to go back to new jersey and lead a storm response. He thought that it was unnecessary. Im sort of sympathetic to that. But he clearly miscalculated a little bit by sort of poking people back home in new jersey in the eye about, you know, flooding and making a joke about that and, you know, hesitating in terms of whether or not he was going to come back at all. I was surprised how he handled it. Are folks in iowa and New Hampshire, are they seeing the Chris Christie that we know back here . Is it translating out there . It is. Theyre seeing a milder version of Chris Christie. In what way . Town Hall Meetings in new jersey theres a big, like, booming almost like a World Wrestling event. Theres a booming announcer voice and he bursts into the town hall meeting from behind a curtain and he sets down rules. Dont yell, raise your hand. And its kind of very jersey. He tones it down in New Hampshire. Its not jersey. He does a little bit of jersey stuff but tones it down. Otherwise his personality is resonating. He tells some of the same stories. He told the story that he became famous for in new jersey about his mother on her death bed. He told the story in New Hampshire and every time it brings laughter and tears. People are moved by the way he talks. All right. Matt katz, thank you so much. And matts book, again, called american governor Chris Christies bridge to redemption. Well be right back. A video that a Police Officer cleaning snow off an elderly womans car has gotten a lot of local attention. The video has tens of thousands of views on facebook. The officer pulled the driver over last week because she had snow flying from the roof. The woman said she couldnt do it herself because she couldnt reach that high. Its illegal to drive with snow on your car in new jersey and pennsylvania. But instead of giving her a ticket, the officer leech gave her a helping hand. Leetch said its all in a days work. The department is filled with a bunch of people who are like myself we just do our best to try to help everyone in the town out and it just is part of our job. A passing driver called the department who found the dash cam video and posted it online. Dont forget the Iowa Caucuses are tomorrow. Ill be there. Be sure to stick with nbc 10 for reports from the center of the action ill have an upclose view at 6 00, 10 00, and all day on monday. Thats all for this edition of nbc 10 issue. Have a great sunday ng away the appearance of crepey skin. On your arms. female narrator on your legs. male narrator and even your neck. female narrator what would your reaction be . Can i look now . Yes. Are you serious . Oh my goodness female narrator and now a paid presentation for crepe erase. male narrator a breakthrough targeted body treatment brought to you by trusted guthy renker. And for the First Time Ever on this show, find out how you can get crepe erase delivered absolutely free. 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