is they're independent-minded voters. look back to 2008, president obama winning in iowa but they didn't necessarily believe here that that that's something they should rubber stamp. so the president did not win when he came here to new hampshire. they don't like people here -- don't like being told who to vote for. they want to be able to see the candidates and events like this one or even when a candidate may show up to their home or a neighboring restaurant. they want to meet them one-on-one before they make their decision, wolf. >> all right. dan, thanks very much. let's go back to jack. he's got "the cafferty file." jack? >> the probing question of the hour is, what do the iowa caucuses really mean? to me, jack, the iowa caucuses mean 6 to 8 months of news breaking edge of your seat, fingernail biting electoral incision. though for the gop boys and girls it's apparently a combination, caucus, book tour, and fox news anchor audition. conner in chicago writes, it means iowans, news pundits and