debates and keep his candidacy alive. you re seeing candidates drop out from the overall election once they realize they can t even make it to the debate process. so it s a bold play by him to stay viable. based on the numbers we ve seen, both polling and fund-raising, at the end of the second quarter and the polling that continuing, he may be taking this method to try to raise some money but there s probably a long list of candidates who are facing the same urgency. oh, absolutely, there s no question. you saw mayor de blasio drop out yesterday. you ll see others as the standards get tougher going into the next debate, going into november s debate and january debate. as the standards get tougher to qualify, you ll see more and more candidates drop away. that s just the reality of the process. but iowa certainly is a very important determinant in terms of who can move forward. let s broaden the conversation to iowa and senator kamala harris. early on she prioritized south carolin