laminate the debt and added $7.8 trillion to the debt. we need to get this stuff done. paul: joining us is kyle peterson, who witnessed the closing days of the campaign up close. you saw the three main candidates. is it true that donald trump is still the overwhelming favorite? >> that's what the polling says. many voters remember him as president, his economy, they like that he fights the left enters cultural phenomenon. had a trump rally in newton, iowa they came out, people in line said the fire marshal has to create there are no more people allowed into this building. there's vendors in the parking lot selling trump hats. it could matter at the margins and who comes in number 2. donald trump underperformed in the 2016 iowa caucuses. he was the favored and lost to ted cruz.