another junior senator some 12 years ago about this same time. barack obama, the junior senator from illinois, was saying people were saying it's not his time. it's too early. of course, there will be comparisons and parallels drawn between these two senators. this is a difference time, a different field. it's going to be one of the largest democratic fields and most diverse democratic fields the party has seen in recent memory here. so this is the beginning of really one of the most unwieldy and wide-open races that democrats can recall certainly in a generation. and it will begin here in a new phase tonight in des moines. poppy? >> jeff, do we add one more name to that list, not a new name, but you're reporting on former candidate and secretary of state hillary clinton not closing the door on a third try? >> poppy, we were hearing that over the weekend. i was talking to some confidantes and friends of the