2008 runs? the country is so ready for him. and i just feel like it is his time. reporter: but many are still taking their time to decide which candidate is the right fit. i don t think he s been here enough, spent a lot of time here. that is what it usually takes for most iowans. they have to see the people several times before they make up their mind. when do you think you ll make your mind up? maybe the night of. not a month or two months in advance. i like to keep my powder dry. reporter: biden has spent time with voters. i campaigned for obama. reporter: with selfies and one-on-one conversations will help carry him over the finish line come caucus night. so do you feel you re winning over voters on this bus tour? i think so. i think so. here in iowa and the early states they want to touch you and feel you and get a sense is this real? reporter: now we just learned moments ago that joe biden raised more in the last two
polls nationally. i m going to win. i m not running to come in third or fourth or fifth. reporter: the main focus, meeting voters in rural communities. when we win, god willing, we have to focus on the core and the heart and the soul of this country which is small town and rural america. reporter: along the way he s been accompanied by former iowa governor tom vilsack and his wife who are supporting biden in rural areas that are key. it is important to send a strong message about the importance of rural america and something the democrats in the past have ignored at their peril. reporter: biden is no stranger to iowa s political landscape run here unsuccessfully twice before sand with him from the start. what do you think is different for biden this time around compared to his 1988 and
i mean, i m honored that they read so much of it. i was shocked they did, and you know, like when trump tweeted about it, i don t think he read it, but have my journalistic ethics questioned by those guys is hilarious. it s a really great article and it s fascinating just to hear her speak, and on a human level, and again, the context that they concluded, the inspector, she did nothing wrong professionally, that her personal life has been so demeaned and publicized in such a crass way by the president so repeatedly, i think a lot of us are so fascinated to hear what she said had to say. outfront next, joe biden s no mulurky tour, as voters in iowa weigh in. the country is so ready for him. where just feel like it s his time. and breaking news on president jimmy carter tonight. he s back in the hospital. this holiday season
middle of no malarkey, that is what he calls it, his bus tour through iowa. will his folksy manner translate to victory. arlette saenz is outfront. nine weeks before the iowa caucus, joe biden barnstorming the state on what he calls the no malarkey tour. i named it no malarkey because the other guy is all lies. reporter: the phrase a staple of his career. with all due respect, that is a bunch of malarkey. reporter: it is splashed across his campaign bus connecting with voters over eight days in 18 counties. the swing comes as he sits at the top of the democratic field in national polls. but here in iowa, it is a different picture. a recent cnn des moines register poll showed pete buttigieg ahead of the pack. with biden battling for second with bernie sanders and elizabeth warren. we re here to translate the
months than the entire last quarter. the campaign isn t saying exactly how much that is. but last quarter he raised $15.7 million significantly less than many of his rivals. and, erin, one other thing to note joe biden isn t in iowa. he s taking a detour to chicago for fundraisers and will be back in the morning holding an event here in mason city before heading to new york for more fundraisers to raise that money to stay competitive here and the states beyond. a brutal schedule. thank you very much. and next, breaking news on former president jimmy carter s health.