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The first battleground for presidential candidates hoping to get out of the gate strongly in 2016. one candidate in particular is making that state a priority. here is john roberts. >> reporter: it is a place rick perry has always wanted to see. where buddy hollys life came to an end in an iowa field. an intimate memory perry will spend much of his life in the next seven months. four years ago, perry finished fifth in the iowa caucuses a performance he attributes to not spending enough time here...

The first battleground for presidential candidates hoping to get out of the gate strongly in 2016. one candidate in particular is making that state a priority. here is john roberts. >> reporter: it is a place rick perry has always wanted to see. where buddy hollys life came to an end in an iowa field. an intimate memory perry will spend much of his life in the next seven months. four years ago, perry finished fifth in the iowa caucuses a performance he attributes to not spending enough time here...

When i did that when i was on the ballot in 2010, we were re-elected with twice the margin as four years before. so thats the lesson that i think all democrats should learn. look, dont run away from progressive values. dont run away from the tough decisions you have to make to advance those goals and values and make them real. im the only candidate in this race for democratic partys nomination for president that has 15 years of executive experience, pulling people together to get important thing...

>> well, i wasnt on the ballot this year. what ive learned, chris, is that you always have to defend your record. you have to constantly explain to the people you serve why youre doing what youre doing. its all about giving our children the skills and the tools they need to be winners in a changing economy. when i did that when i was on the ballot in 2010, we were re-elected with twice the margin as four years before. so thats the lesson that i think all democrats should learn. look, dont run aw...

Think all democrats should learn. look dont run away from progressive values. dont run away from the tough decisions you have to make to advance those goals and values and make them real. im the only candidate in this race for democratic partys nomination for president that has 15 years of executive experience, pulling people together to get important things done. thats what i intend to do as president. >> have you been surprised by the nature of the policy pronouncement from the hillary clinton...

And if they violate the law the fines are so significant that the profit they make off of hiring lower wage workers and discriminating against american workers wont be worth their while, youll see a rediminishment of anybody trying to come over the southern border. thats common sense effective ways of being able to secure the border and you need an executive experience that knows how to enforce that and the american people will enforce the law. they know ill enforce the law. im a former prosecut...

And if they violate the law the fines are so significant that the profit they make off of hiring lower wage workers and discriminating against american workers wont be worth their while, youll see a rediminishment of anybody trying to come over the southern border. thats common sense effective ways of being able to secure the border and you need an executive experience that knows how to enforce that and the american people will enforce the law. they know ill enforce the law. im a former prosecut...

Here in the acela corridor new york and d.c. might not be such a problem in the heartland. >> right. its certainly a fair question. okay so quickly, susan, betty mentioned fiorina. she ran a major company, and was dismissed. the media consider her a long shot because shes never held elected office. >> her experience, she touts mitt romney. not his tenure as governor he uses executive experience more to out to his candidacy for president. and so i think the fact that she can bring that to the tab...

Susan, ben carson surgeon world-renowned surgeon non-politician, whos established himself as a force in places like iowa. much of the coverage focuses his gaffes. chris wallace today asked him about, you know likening obamacare to slavery and thing like that. is that fair? i mean if a novice candidate makes those kinds of inflammatory remarks? >> yes. its fair its fair. i think the questions should be more directed at the mainstream candidates too, who have their share of mistakes. how much atte...

It didnt sell quite the same way. >> wed like to know more about that. but, patrick, i worked with mike huckabee at fox for many many years. hes a tremendously likable guy. how does he parlay that against some other candidates like ted cruz who is not known for that? >> its going to be a challenge. how can he become a face from the past who certainly won the iowa caucuses in 2008 whos got a real base from his years on cable tv, and offer himself as someone who can go up against cruz who is a gre...