are they going to stick with you in the long run or look for other options? that s always the challenge when you re relying on states that are later in the process is it s very difficult to game out how and why supporters stick with you. although, i think through the course of the last several months we ve seen that as the polls have fluctuated up and town that african-americans in south carolina and other states have stuck with the vice president. the question is will they if these numbers continue to be the same in the first three states. i think it s a big open question for their campaign. i think the problem with the biden campaign in iowa is similar to his problem in new hampshire and a lot of it has to do with the lack of money and the lack of energy within the campai campaign. could you talk about the role of m money as a functioning element of keeping these campaigns going ee early in the process. ic there s a misunderstanding about iowa because it s a cau s caucus, so much