candidates. and part of this is just selling who you are, but the ideas matter and i think it will be difficult to see a huge change in the polls for any of them, but that is what they are going to try to do. >> how much do you think these polls matter 11 months out from the caucuses? >> they only matter in terms of fund-raising because fund-raisers are watching this right now and it matters in terms of the kind of media coverage you get, so people are starting to watch and this dictates who gets press time and who doesn't. but it all can change. look. if a few people drop out, something happens in terms of what someone says, you can see a total reversal in the polls or at least an uptick. i don't think we should set everything in stone based on where things are today. >> julian zeleny, always good to have you. >> thank you. live from south by southwest in austin, texas as we discuss