unofficial pact with biden where he said he wanted ron if biden looked strong enough to ru win e nomination. would he be better than donald trump? of course. should he be the nominee? no. there s no way in the world that we should nominate a billionaire who epitomizes the status quo. speak to the congresswoman from. people sometimes say that alexandria and i are an odd couple. [laughter] that she is so old and i am so young. [cheers and applause] peter: if anybody else wants to get on the ballot here in new hampshire, they ve got until the end of this week to do it. that includes hillary clinton and a former massachusetts governor who the new york times reports this evening is rethinking a run, jamaal patrick.
brecht. bret: we are adding numbers, not subtracting. peter live in new hampshire. thanks. pete king, republican, says he will not seek reelection next year. the 14 term representative says in a facebook post that he is retiring because he wants flexibility to spend more time with his children and grandchildren after 28 years of spending four days a week in washington. 20 house republicans have announced they will not seek reelection so far. three other g.o.p. lawmakers have resigned. up next, new developments in the search for an american missing for 12 years in iran. will bring you that story. first, beyond our borders tonight. three car bombs the border with turkey. reports say at least 6 people were killed. also, a priest was fatally shot in the nearby area by extreme
bret: in tonight s democracy 2020 report, should iowa and new hampshire be the jump off points for an incredible day versus field? one of the current contenders says no. they continue to work hard in those two early voting states. correspondent, peter reports tonight. peter: bernie sanders just had a bigger rally than any of his rivals. they turned up to him and his new surrogate, aoc. who here is ready for revolution? [cheers and applause] peter: sanders is doing well in iowa. i don t believe that we should be married to iowa and new hampshire. peter: those places are not
shared with higher polling candidates. > peter: pete buttigieg is a surgeon. amy klobuchar thinks sexism. do i think that i would be standing on that stage? no, i don t. peter: he shrugs off her critique. i m not focused on that. peter: joe biden is trying to keep voters focused on him as president. we argue like the devil and occasionally holler at one another. he said, it s like having an older brother. peter: he is not moved by any of that. people close to bloomberg tell fox business he had an