audience. and she takes that feedback. it s like a running one-on-one focus group. i said to that iowa, challenge accepted. we just saw a couple of the soapbox speeches, all the candidates in the next few days will be making these speeches at the state fair. what do you look at as an organizer about the event. iowa is for all intents and purposes you are building a list. you are building a list of your supporters. you are trying to keep grow that list, keep that list energized. every conversation here matters. this isn t iowa is not just the 30-second ad. it s not just a soapbox. the key is follow up with them, continue talking, continue a conversation with them. watching people get them signed up. watching people get them on the list so to speak, that s important. the young people working for everyone of the candidates, 25 of these candidates are not going to be the eventual nominee. right. the conversations at the door, over and over, if you are doing it right, you ar
presidential hopefuls looking to use way key voters as they run the gauntlet of interesting festival foods. 21 candidates were here at the iowa state fair over the weekend. kamala harris and elizabeth warren had the biggest crowd so far for their soapbox speeches and they ve been searching, and we will see which candidate these fair goers like that. andrew yang, nobody knew who he was. and he s really surging now, what do you like about him? is very personable and very honest. or do you like? no conversation at all. i think elizabeth warren is pretty good.
i was imagining it was one of them that got shot and the other saw it. i just can t. i m so sorry. [ applause ] a tough moment there for andrew yang. how has this all played out? you have been covering the fair and it s obviously a ritual and an institution in iowa, but a very difficult set of circumstances. reporter: andrew yang was there at the gun violence forum in downtown des moines. that was coinciding with the traditional soapbox speeches and the corn dog eating. i have to tell you when the candidates were coming in, julian castro, kamala harris, bernie sanders this afternoon. usually you want to ask them about what s your favorite fair