you know, sometimes when it s just so cold and it kind of freezes your mouth you can barely speak. you did well. reporter: it really does sometimes. all right. good job. thank you so much. for more on biden s strategy and the 2020 race i want to bring in now cnn political commentator patty solis-doyle as she is also the former presidential campaign manager for hillary clinton. patty, good to see you. good to see you too, fred. okay. so what does this eight-day tour signal to you about the campaign s confidence in iowa right now? you know, fred, the only way to really win in iowa is to beat expectations. and right now joe biden s expectations are pretty low. he s battling for second in the latest cnn poll. but some polls have him in third. some polls even have him fourth. so as long as he can beat those expectations, he can go right into new hampshire, south carolina, and nevada where he s faring much better. so i think this bus tour really is timed perfectly for him to
in just a few hours from now, former vice president joe biden will kick off an eight-day, 18 county bus tour. the goal, connect with voters and boost support in this first voting state. the latest iowa poll taken this month showing he s slipping five% tafive percentage points among likely caucusgoers since december and buttigieg surging over the same time frame. biden officials say the iowa swing which they are calling the no malarky tour, will give vote ers a more up close view of the candidate. david is joining me now. so, david, what is this eight-day tour signal to you about the vice president feeling like he s got to be up close and personal and maybe more