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Testament to how big her team may remain. or is it letting people go? what is it saying about her finances? >> i moon i think it is pretty clear that i iowa is an incredibly important state right now especially for contenders that are not the national ones. it is a question of whether or not that will be enough, but i think it is really clear there are at least two candidates in the race like bernie sanders and elizabeth warren that have genuine enthusiasm that is translating into small dollar grass roots organizations and they are clearly showing up and they will be critical in a caucus state...

>> medicare for all. >> 13 candidates. the iowa democrats fall spectacle. >> we know the purpose of the presidency is not the glor indication of the president. it is the unification of the american people. >> countered by the poll leader in the caucus state. >> i'm not running some consultant driven campaign with some vague ideas that are designed not to offend anyone. i'm running a campaign based on a lifetime of fighting. >> the field narrowing on friday. one of the early favorites. beto o'rourke. >> what does this free up now? >> to do whatever they can to support whoever the nominee is.

Ideas. they think pete buttigieg especially being from indiana, a midwesterner plays well in the midwest, and wee shouldn't overlook someone like him and his ability to surprise people in that very important caucus state like iowa. >> i think he's going to win it. jason? >> i don't think there's a chance in heck. >> in iowa? >> no, i think elizabeth warren is going to win. mayor pete is improving because he's got the money and connections. i think warren wins iowa, bernie wins new hampshire, biden blows them all away. >> i think pete is going to win iowa, bernie is going to come back and win n...

A cheap date. the fact is these campaigns are spending millions of dollars. bernie sanders is up on television. amy klobuchar is up on television. they're spending money on grass roots organizers, on field staffers, it is an expensive proposition to organize on the ground in iowa. so the challenge for any campaign when it comes to money is how do we balance how much to spend in a place like iowa or new hampshire or a caucus state like nevada where so much is on organizing. and don't forget that right after these first four states we've got california and texas, which are huge cost if you're re...

Of this debate last night, if he were to jump up just a couple of points he'd be right there in the mix for first place in iowa. so it's a different picture in iowa and obviously between warren, sanders and biden, each one of them only a few points away themselves from pulling away. so iowa is the first place to look. obviously it's a caucus state. you've got a lot of activists whereby people really engaged in the process. it's a state really involvedane political tradition, they can get you traction in iowa that you're not necessarily getting nationally. the other thing to keep in mind with i...