hello again, and welcome. it s time to get together with smart people to break down the week s big stories. we re asking with all the polls showing donald trump with a huge lead going into monday s iowa caucuses, what happens if he doesn t live up to those expectations? then speaker mike johnson under pressure for trying to make a deal with democrats. how long will they last? and the stanley cup craze that has nothing to do with hockey. our panel gives its yay or nay on the newest merch mania. the grang s here and ready to g. sit back, relax, and let s talk about it. up first, after months of campaigning, the iowa gop caucuses are finally here. monday night in frigid conditions, iowans will gather at locations across the state from church basements to school cafeterias to discuss the republican candidates and vote. and the results could dramatically reshape or solidify the landscape of the presidential race. in the final hours, three big questions for the three leading
i wish donald trump was up here on this stage. he s the one that i m running against. what does she need to do in iowa to help boost the momentum she already has in new hampshire? here with me, podcaster cara swisher, ryhan salaam, president of the manhattan institute, and national review contributing editor. new york times journalist and podcast host lulu garcia navarro, and author and conservative pollster kristin soltis anderson. welcome back, everyone. good to be with you. so ryhan, what will constitute a win for donald trump? how big does he have to score the other candidates, especially haley and desantis, for people to say he won iowa? this sound like a high bar, but i think it has to be comfortably above 50% because the expectations are incredibly, incredibly high for him. if it s anything short of that, then people will smell blood in the water. even if he wins by double
deliver the address at the address. the timing is very interesting on this. it comes one day after democrats slam the gop for wagging a war against women because former arkansas governor mike huckabee said this. if the democrats want to insult the women of america by making them believe that they are helpless without uncle sugar coming in and providing for them a prescription every month for birth control because they cannot control their libido or reproductive system without the help of the government, then so be it. joining me now ryhan salaam and hillary rosen. i saw him uncle sugar. uncle sugar. is this picture from kathy mcmorris rogers, is this republican party doing damage control, do you believe? one thing that s important to keep in mind is that kathy mcmorris rogers is actually a member of congress in office right now. mike huckabee is the host of a