around one person into either single barn, it was 1,000 degrees, that was sarah palin. off in the corner, there was rick santorum, by himself. no one paying attention to him. >> jon huntsman was by himself, wearing brand-new sneakers, as if he'd never worn sneakers before. >> the worst thing was him eating the corn dog. >> this is actually a good thing, almost like a preprimary. what happeneded in 2012 is they didn't have that vetting process. you had all of the wacos jumping in. that really tore the republican -- >> this is the big difference for 2016 is the field will have more heavy weights and will keep the focus off of the side show that is donald trump and those guys. >> there's ted cruz where he stood on foreign policy. somewhere between christie and rand paul. >> that is an interesting way of putting it. you guys are going to be coming back. for more on mitch mcconnell's campaign manager, his holding my nose comment, and potential impact, check out our website, msnbc.com. up next, four day, to go in the