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So? >> it depends on who wins iowa. i think if anyone other than booker or deval patrick win iowa i think the vice president is fine. iowa is much less relevant. however, if cory booker were to win iowa that resets the table and he goes into south carolina with a lot of momentum, and i would not underestimate cory booker's campaign. he and elizabeth warren are considered the best two organized campaigns on the ground in iowa and because it's a caucus state, organization is key. that was obama's advantage. he won iowa and proved to african-american voters that he was a legitimate candidate, and...

Be a running mate. we don't know how this will go but getting out now she leaves with her dignity in tact. but so many people were surprised by the fact she was not able to catch on. a lot of reasons for that. some of which we've talked about. >> the democratic debate in -- this month as of right now the only candidates that have made the stage now that harris is out are white despite this diverse field of candidates. let me ask you, who do you think benefits the most from this, say in iowa, the caucus state, who will benefit from her dropping out. >> at this point when you look at the race, a...

Have gotten a very disproportionate level of treatment by the media. we also know that candidates of color. that goes for senator cory booker. we had secretary julian castro on. and andrew yang and tulsi gabbard to an extent. so they have a disproportionate level of coverage. either they're ignored or it seems to be a little critical and negative. and so when you add senator harris with the gender and racial aspects, we see this sort of constant barrage of critiques on her. now, no campaign is run perfectly. barack obama struggled in 2008. we saw bernie sanders in 2016. we saw hilary clinton s...

Appreciate it. turning to 2020 politics and joe biden on his 15th trip to iowa today. secured a highly coveted endo e endorsement. the former governor iowa tom vilsack and his wife supporting joe biden as the former vice president looks to shore up support in the first caucus state. bring in nbc news road warrior, in des moines right now. you're following the biden campaign today. what are some of the caucusgoers, the town halls he's visiting, keenly interested in? >> reporter: it's interesting. it's very different from something that we're talking about very often on television, and across ...

Interesting week. >> it is. >> thank you very much for all of your thaugs on this. this new poll out of iowa this weekend shows a big new leader in that first to caucus state. pete buttigieg now with a statistically significant lead. what's behind this major shift? next. ♪ limu emu & doug hour 36 in the stakeout. as soon as the homeowners arrive, we'll inform them that liberty mutual customizes home insurance, so they'll only pay for what they need. your turn to keep watch, limu. wake me up if you see anything. [ snoring ] [ loud squawking and siren blaring ] only pay for what you need. â™...