pole and caucuses means iowa has would bites at the apple. not only do we get to see candidates get in the race but we have candidates who drop out because they can't raise money. your debate becomes very important because a lot of republican activists will watch it trying to make up their mind. >> bret: the conventional wisdom is social conservatives about do better in iowa and south carolina but hearing the talk, economy is still driving this place. >> people say we want our candidate to be fiscally conservative and that's important. they want them to touch all the hot button issues but when it comes down to it, what they want to care about is the economy, creating jobs and getting government out of the way. >> every single one of these folks, even if they're courting social conservatives, every one is talking about fiscal matters.