greets in iowa. not only one time did people bring up these issues. almost 20% of rural hospitals are at risk of closing right now. at least from my perspective, i'll come on and talk to david any day. when i'm talking to voters, we can talk about how to make the economy work for you and have a fair shot at better life. >> talking about the debate, you haven't qualified for. i talked to another candidate marian who said the debate isn't that important. how important are these debates? what do you say to those who say, you haven't qualified? >> look, i think the dnc's intentions were well but we've