major shakeup in the democrat nominating calendar here. stick with me. the des moines register reports that the democratic national committee will reject iowa's plan to allow registers democrats to participate over the phone due to security concerns. now, iowa had implemented a plan to accommodate a new dnc rule requiring caucus states to allow some form of absentee voting. iowa is the first in the nation to caucus, but new hampshire is the first primary. by law new hampshire is the first primary. new hampshire law. so iowa must now figure out a way to let iowa democrats vote without being present and have to make sure it differentiates from how the primary system works to new hampshire can still call itself the first primary. i know it sounds kovcomplicated here, but it's not impossible as we wake up this morning that iowa doesn't go first. joining us now, michael