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Set the scene for us. there appears to be -- i think that's john delaney going on behind you. what can we expect at this thing? >> reporter: that's right. i'll keep my voice down. congressman delaney is the first speaker. this schedule scrambled by bad weather. you have union leaders from across the state of iowa whose votes are important but so too are their support. these are organizers, activists, folks who will go back and talk to their shop stewards, talk to folks in their factories and offices. a lot of people people say they want to hear from all 15 candidates who are here today. they w...

You know, a political group came up to us and said we're seeing polls when asking voters who didn't vote in the midterm where, you know, the democrats lost so badly under obama. the big issue that would have gotten them to the polls is debt-free college. this is a sort of sleeper issue. there's a reason why it was such a huge part of bernie sanders' out of nowhere rise and catching fire with young people. it's a huge reason why elizabeth warren said i'm going to cancel student debt at a couple of colleges. it's because this is making or breaking not only the next generation, people my age and ...

Money and high profile appearances behind this. also, hickenlooper, the former governor, former mayor of denver, two-term governor, he raised $1 million in 48 hours. >> definitely a sleeper issue. i think you'll see a number of other candidates, inslee has claimed this space as being a defining issue for him but you'll see other candidates jumping in on that as well. i think the broader landscape right now and decision within the democratic party is how do they reconcile this tug to the left, this progressive wave, with history, and recent history, andrea. in 2018, if you look at where all of ...

Mentioning the trump administration or the president by name, he said, i believe in fact-based campaigns. >> right. and i do think, actually, health care is the sleeper issue of this election. the democrats do very well, it will be because not only of a referendum on president trump, whose supremely unpopular with a lot of -- majority of voters, but really because of health care. so, so fascinating to watch health care be on the ballot in 2010, be on the ballot in 2014, his party takes a beating in both those midterm elections, and he said -- we all remember after 2014, it was the lowest turno...

During hurricane maria, many puerto ricans came to florida. both parties are looking at them as a massive untapped voter group, getting these people motivated and having a huge impact on the polls. those are very important races in florida. look for this to impact connecticut, massachusetts and new york where they're seeing many of these people who left puerto rico settled. they could certainly tip the electorate. >> and when it comes to the midterms, if you're voting for this guy, you're voting for me, but if i lose, not on me. >> that's the real question about midterms. donald trump tries to...