they can to draw contrast with some of these other candidates. >> athena jones in las vegas there on the stage set for tuesday. thank you very much. talk with cnn political commentator erol louis and also stephen collinson. we heard the message from someone there in the cruz campaign that their message is working. but what primarily is working? what is resonating most with the voters there in iowa? >> i don't think this poll is actually that surprising. i think it confirms what we have seen happening on the ground in iowa in recent weeks. ted cruz connects very well with evangelical and tea party voters what make up a big part of that caucus in iowa. he is very disciplined and he works hard. i think another aspect of ted cruz's appeal working for him since a senator in texas a real thorn in the leadership with congress and party elites and made him unpopular in washington