vote as we head into the caucuses and the primaries. >> what do you think was the turning point? what is leading to that bounce in your assessment? >> starting with labor day i felt a level of energy at the steak fry that told us that we had a chance to really connect. i think the debates served us well. our speech at the dinner recently was another chance just to lay out what i think so many iowans and americans are looking for. that is leadership that can deliver big, bold answers to our problems and do it in a way that unifies not polarizes the american people. i think that is the right answer for the country and more and more voters are agreeing. >> on the other hand the other side of the coin is -- >> okay. let's check in now with the biden camp and cnn is on the road with biden in las vegas. he is down five points since september in this latest cnn poll in iowa. it is not the first poll either to show pete buttigieg leading in that state. what is the reaction from the biden camp? >> reporter: well, we haven't