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Unneeded pain is not good politics. but iowa, farming, critical, 2020. lets bring in the wizard of odds here to break down the numbers. good to see you. iowa always important. but theres something about it in that caucus structure. now it is instrucktive of an emerging demographic. how so? >> one of the key things i want to point out is take a look at this, this is the iowa general election results. take a look at this trend we saw in 2016. the trump won the state by 9 percentage points. democra...

Than the polls are reflecting, the fact is the polling has shown he still has a lot of voters among his supporters that are first-time supporters, and that could still be a problem for him in iowa. >> iowa is going to be an uphill climb for him because of that beleaguered caucus structure. but new hampshire, i dont know. ladies, i want to thank you both very much. in the meantime, weve been following iran and what its doing. did you hear about the time they launched this rocket very close to a...

Whats come out with these newsletters has been damning for him. this gives him the opportunity to move out of the spotlight. the thing about him is this, he has the grassroots out there. hes had folks running for him, running for president for the past four years. he has the advantage of the grassroots and the advantage of the caucus structure benefiting him and his supporters in a very good way. so he can get out, get away from the spotlight and let things cool down for just a second, come back...

Issue, social issue. the number one issue is not unemployment in iowa. they have a decent employment market. the social issue, immigration drives it in iowa. >> andrea: these polls we should be clear, too. the polls are so tough in iowa to tell because of the complicated nature of the caucus structure. >> kimberly: holiday week. >> andrea: the polls are tough and chunk of undecided we talk about all week on the show. >> kimberly: they will all come out. see if there is good weather. i want to li...