Republicans roll into Iowa State Fair for Deep Fried Tingys and a chance to deepen a connection with voters. It maybe the only chance to see the front runner, whose Debate Stage Decision is still tbd. Plus lifestyles of the rich and connected. Yachts, vip pass, ranches, hospitalers, private jets, Clarns Thomas got it all on someone elses dime. Who paid for what and how many times the justice may have broken the law. And a Cnn Exclusive, joe bidens Campaign Manager joins us for her first interview here in minutes. Im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and Inside Politics. Up first, new reporting. A source tells me that nikki haley just signed the Loyalty Pledge required to punch her ticket to the first debate stage. Haley is the third republican candidate to do so. More on that in a few minutes. Were going to start in iowa where candidates hope to turn a state fair into their own field of dreams. The fair is a tradition drenched in butter and opportunity and risk. It give candidate
to taka look at small-dollar donors in iowa. the new york times had this today. there s no flood ofs rushing to support ron desantis. just 17 iowans had given h campaign $200 or more. nikki haley had 25 such iowa donors. while trump had 117. mike pence just 7. what does that tell you? it tells me it s early for the grass the roots work in iowa. and i don t know what the baseline is of what small donors was four years ago, but i do think we re seeing time and time again the political contests are being nationalized. small donors in iowa are more important as an indicator of grass root support than anything else. but i also think we re dealing with a 25time where there s a l of cheering and self-congratulations about the rise of small donors a decade