beto o rourke is as close as we have seen a democrat get here. the most recent poll that i have seen here has him down five, although other recent polls have had him down even more than that. they are trying to capture an energy in this state that texas democrats have not typically seen, but they are fighting an uphill battle in a very republican state with a senator ted cruz who after brawling with candidate trump is now seen as a very close ally of the president and who is still popular here. that is the dynamic that will drive this race. garrett haake in richardson, texas. we go to iowa now, kasie hunt. lets talk about how things are playing out there in iowa. how are things playing out on the house side in general, kasie? reporter: it s great to see you. i m using this trip in iowa to visit some of the establishments that we love here in the 2016, soon to be 2020, this is a t-shirt store, one of the places