about how seriously iowans take their role, because they recognize they're not just sort of picking someone who they like. they are vetting a field for a general election. and so i'm wondering if iowa caucusgoers are in part not only just sincere voters but also strategic ones who are saying, all right, i'm a little to the right but actually i know that i'm going to want someone who's sort of midright. >> what they do not do is say who's going to win in november. >> they do not. okay. >> one thing i want to remind everybody, barack obama would not be president today if it was not for iowa. let's be clear about that. >> that was a very different situation than when we're talking about the republican caucuses because the whole question going into iowa was can a black man get enough white votes. if he can do it in iowa, maybe he can -- >> but when you look at those iowa caw caucusgoers, 99% of republican iowa caucusers are white. but 93% of democrats are white. >> it's also very liberal state who shows up in democrat