states and beyond. bed b.e.t.ing that iowa and new hampshire won't matter. democrats in those states not crazy about that idea and strategists questioning if bloomberg can wait that long and still succeed. jo? >> what's the recent history on that kind of move? does it work? is there a possibility of it working? >> we haven't seen it work in the past. i think back to rudy giuliani waiting a long time into that calendar in 2008. ultimatelies i had presidential bid didn't go anywhere. you talk to strategists now who look at south carolina as being a little bit too late in the calendar. for some of these candidates to solely rely on it, to propel them forward. you have to think about the fact that all of these contests start in early february, you go iowa, new hampshire, nevada and then south carolina. think of all the news cycles that happen between now and then. there's a reason that presidential candidates especially focus on iowa and new hampshire. because the momentum, energy and news coverage is what propels them to the later states,