He has a strong base of support that never left him after democrats look at other and like to hear what they heard from this or that candidate, it kind of ebbs and flows. The steadiness has put him in a good spot where he is not only write in the middle of the pack, but in the latest polls actually leading the pack. The key to iowa is organization. Outside of toptier candidates, who else could break through on caucus night. . Watching the are organization. Cory booker, despite him struggling in the polls, remains popular when you talk to people he has him at events and a good organization. He invested very early in this campaign. People are watching him to see if he could be a breakout. The other is Amy Klobuchar because of more recent success, she had a couple nice fundraising periods. Capitalize on that momentum. That organization could help her as well. Those are the two we most interested to see if they can go up to the top tier. From based on the latest the Des Moines Register cnn poll, why is Pete Buttigieg at the moment fading in iowa . Guest i think it goes to what i touched on earlier. Surge andwarren had a then went to the back of the pack. Same with Pete Buttigieg. I think i would democrats really like a lot of these candidates. Iowa democrats really like a lot of these candidates. This has been a long campaign. We have been added for more than a year in iowa. The flavor of the day changes and now some of those voters who havent made up their minds yet are looking at someone else. To takethe key point away from all of this is it is still wide open and anything could happen. Because it is so close and so o iowans have not made up their mind. Dean fared poorly in 2004. Over the next three weeks, what are you looking for and what could shift all of this . We are more or less in closing arguments even. A few weeks sprint to the finish. Hear, be interested to what is their message, does it change a little bit, do they try and come at voters a little bit of a different way to try and really reach the democrats who are still undecided . Thisther big thing in sprint to the finish is foreign policy. Does that change the race in anyway given what is going on in the world right now . It will be interesting to see if that has an impact. Host we will see him again tuesday in the Des Moines Register debate with a smaller field in this race, based on the dnc regulations in terms of who can participate in the debates, what will you be looking for . Guest i will be looking for people and what their message is for this and it will be of theting to see any cross fighting if any candidates feel they need to have a breakout moment like senator klobuchar. Does she go on the attack were try to dominate . Candidates try to point out contrasts between themselves and other candidates . With the past field and test group, anything they can do to help their cause and create a message that resonates with democrats in these last few weeks will be critical. It will be interesting to see how aggressive these candidates are. Host murphy, the Des Moines Bureau chief watch our continuing coverage of the president ial candidates on the campaign trail and make up your own mind. As the voting begins next month, watch our live coverage of the iowa caucuses. On member on monday, february 3, your unfiltered view of politics