>>sabrina: so who were the losers from wednesday night's debate? well, the response was overwhelmingly negative from the pundits about jeb bush's performance. even without trump's consistent attacks that bush is too low energy to be president, bush appeared to fade away into the background. bush addressed the criticism by saying if they're looking for entertainer-in-chief, i'm probably not the guy. and surprisingly donald trump gets pushed to the sidelines as well. for 28 full minutes the republican frontrunner for the last 3 months didn't even utter a word. and apart from a brief battle with john kasich early on in the debate, the real estate mogul didn't cause many fireworks. he also refrained from the personal attacks on other candidates that have characterized his past debate performances. well, texas senator ted cruz went for the jugular, but his most vicious assault wasn't on one of his rivals. it was on the cnbc moderators. republican attacks on the mainstream media are nothing new, but take a listen to what he said that really riled up the crowd. >>ted: you know, let me say

questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the american people don't trust the media. (clapping) >>ted: this is not a cage match. and you look at the questions. donald trump, are you a comic book villain? ben carson, can you do math? john kasich, will you insult two people over here? marco rubio, why don't you resign? jeb bush, why have your numbers fallen? how about talking about the substantive issues people care about? (clapping and cheering) >>sabrina: well, his complaints were widely felt even by leadership in the republican party so much so that on friday the republican national committee announced it had suspended its partnership with nbc news for a primary debate planned for texas in february. reince priebus says the questions asked were quote inaccurate and downright offensive. but he says republican will still debate in february just without nbc. so the biggest loser of the night? well, that's nbc. (whooshing) >>sabrina: now there hasn't been a new national poll since the debate, but here's a look

at where the candidates stood midweek. and a flip-flop at the top. a cbs new york times national poll shows ben carson trumping trump 26% to 22%. they are the only two republicans polling double digits right now. trump, who loves to discuss polls on the stump, resorted to a little begging while in iowa. >>donald: from the time i announced i've been at the top of the polls, almost at the top. you know, we're doing well. iowa, will you get your numbers up please? (clapping and cheering) >>donald: when you get these numbers up i promise you i will do such a good job. >>sabrina: well, on the democratic side some iowa numbers to show you as well. only three left in the race here. monmouth university showing hillary clinton with a strong lead, 65% to bernie sanders' 24%. martin o'malley with just %5. so if we're playing the numbers game, lower tier candidates like o'malley have a much harder

job to do on iowa caucus night. so coming up next we talk to his people on the ground here in iowa. (music) >>sabrina: what's their strategy to get peopleut and what's likely to be the big things of that cold february night? we're gonna take a look

(music) >>sabrina: welcome back everyone. well, we are now 90 some days away from the iowa caucuses. hopefully it's circled on your calendars. february 1st. it's definitely circled on the calendar of jake oeth, the state director for

martin o'malley's campaign here in iowa. jake, thanks so much for being here. >>jake: happy to be here, sabrina. >>sabrina: alright. so now we have to ask. you know the poll numbers really aren't doing so well for your candidate. talk to me a little bit about the climb that he has to make and does that concern you at all? >>jake: look, we got into this race on may 30th. we've put about 30 staff on the ground across the state and who are working hard every single day. the governor's been in iowa. i think he's made 15 trips to iowa and very focused on the state and has been to about 43 of iowa's 99 counties. so he's working incredibly hard in the state and we're building a very good grass roots organization. we have great, a great team on the ground who are making phone calls, knocking on doors, going, doing this the caucus way. and the governor's fond of saying, you know, on caucus night the iowans have a tendency to surprise people. he worked here in iowa in 1984 on the gary hart campaign when people were very shocked to see

him finish in second place. and so the governor's not discouraged and he's looking forward to continuing to campaign here in the state and really looking forward to our debate on november 14th. >>sabrina: so the format of the iowa caucus is very different than that of really most anything else where everyone has to be in the same room on the same night in your precinct. does that hurt or help you candidate and how do you get people to get there? >>jake: yeah, i, i, great question. i think it really helps governor o'malley. he's going from county to county talking to voters where they're at, where they are. um, there're 1,682 precincts in iowa so it gives (chuckling) >>sabrina: not that anyone's counting. >>jake: right. (chuckling) >>jake: so it gives, gives everyone a great opportunity to stand in that room on caucus night, make the case for why they're supporting their particular candidate and it really gives, it's kind of an equalizer, right? it doesn't take tons of money. it doesn't take fancy consultants. it just takes people in a room talking about the issues and who's best to lead their country forward so

>>sabrina: so past candidates have been known to do things like bus supporters to the caucus in each precinct. >>jake: mmhmm. >>sabrina: they, i mean, they go knock, knock on doors the night of, they shovel people's driveways. are you guys prepared to do that kinda stuff? >>jake: yeah, we're piecing together precinct captains. we've got thousands of volunteers and supporters that we're identifying everyday. and so we're, we're building the infrastructure to be very competitive on caucus night and doing what we need to do to be, to be successful and, and turn night. >>sabrina: so where do you stand now? how many precinct captains do you have of the 624? (chuckling) >>jake: i'll have to double check, but we have a substantial amount and we're building it everyday. >>sabrina: okay. i have noticed even at some events even though his poll numbers might be lower, i mean, it's a mighty crowd. it's a very loud, rowdy crowd. i mean, there's a lot of enthusiasm behind governor o'malley. >>jake: yeah, definitely. and iowans take, take this process very seriously. they go out and try and see as many candidates

and that's really what this campaign is all about, getting the governor out there, letting people get a chance to meet him, ask him a question about where he sees the future of the, of the country going and that's what we've been doing through this campaign and i'm very encouraged by what we've been able to put together. >>sabrina: now it is a possibility and you do have to, i'm sure you've talked about the possibility that the governor might not be viable in all precincts. so how do you advise your precinct captains to move forward if that is the case? >>jake: we're hoping that's not the case. (chuckling) >>jake: and, and so we'll, as we get closer to, to, to the caucus, caucus night, you know, we'll have those sorts of plans in place. but at this, at this stage, you know, we're just building, building support in each precinct everyday one, one call, one door knock at a time. >>sabrina: do you think that it's a possibility that you would have another candidate who would, maybe you would direct the support to if governor o'malley did not >>jake: uh, we're not (laughing) >>jake: looking at, at it at this point, so uh, we're very focused on building our organization for, for governor

o'malley and really think we have the great, the tools on the ground to be successful and very competitive on caucus night. >>sabrina: okay. so with more than, just a little more than 90 days left what are the shifts in direction? what do you have to do to kinda ramp it up? >>jake: yeah, so the governor just wrapped up a trip to iowa this weekend. he was in des moines, sioux city, dennison and then back in des moines. he spoke to the des moines register editorial board, the sioux city journal editorial board, meeting, doing meet and greets all over the state. and that's the trajectory we're gonna continue. and just letting him get out and talk to iowa voters because at the end of the day, the caucus is where this'll be settled and building those personal relationships really pays dividends on february 1st. >>sabrina: and where will governor o'malley be on caucus night? >>jake: oo, that's a great question. i haven't thought that far. >>sabrina: okay! (chuckling) >>sabrina: well, we should talk about that later then. (chuckling) >>sabrina: because hopefully we'll be there, too. alright, thank you so much for being here, jake. >>jake: thanks, sabrina.

(music) >>sabrina: alright, coming up next, iowa's third district congressman david young is less than a year in office, but he already has people who want his job. coming up we talk to one of

(music) >>sabrina: well, iowa's third congressional district is what you see here in blue. it's made up of iowa's southwestern counties. it includes polk county and des moines as well. so we had third district congressman david young on the show 2 weeks ago to discuss how things are going in congress and the issues he's concerned about. but less than a year on the job and people are lining up to run against him. there are already two people who announced they will run as democrats for iowa's third district, desmund adams and jim mowrer. now mowrer is an iraq war veteran who you may remember from a bid to upset, to unseat iowa congressman steve king last year. he lost. he joined us on the show 2 weeks ago as well and adams is a business owner in clive. he's also the first african-american in iowa to seek federal office. so desmund adams joins us now in the studio.

welcome to the show. thank you very much for being here. >>desmund: thank you sabrina. pleasure to be here. >>sabrina: so you already made history just by announcing your bid to run. >>desmund: yes. yes. but in all, in all transparency, miriam tyson ran as an african-american, she's an african-american woman. she ran in 1996 on the eastern side of the state. i am the first african-american man. just wanna give her her, her credit and due as well. >>sabrina: absolutely. but how do you think race might play a role in this race? >>desmund: you know, i really think that iowa's been a progressive state every since, you know, 1839 when, when we incorporated, been very progressive, very front edge leading in everything from gays to, to african-americans being able to eat at counters here prior to being able to eat around the nation. i don't see race as a defining factor. what i do see it as a unique perspective. the ability to connect from understanding discrimination that women go through and just being able to connect with a broad spectrum of

individuals deepens your understanding and you can use those skill sets. >>sabrina: so talk to me a little bit about those for who aren't really aware of what you do and who you are. tell us what your resume looks like. >>desmund: certainly. certainly. i, i, it started as a high school dropout. i started as a high school dropout that earned a ged from job corp. i went on from there to graduate from drake university undergrad as a licensed teacher, go figure. and then also as a drake university law school. went on to run a successful business. i have an award-winning business from the greater des moines partnership. we won an award for in 2007 as a best kept secret and we've gone on and we've been able to create, our business created a couple of national programs that we led for fortune 50 bank as well as partnering educational institutions in higher education as well. >>sabrina: so you have previously run for office. you ran for state senate, but you did lose. >>desmund: i did. >>sabrina: talk to us a little bit some of the controversies that came up during that campaign. >>desmund: sure. >>sabrina: you were once accused

of child abuse, but later acquitted of those charges. >>desmund: mmhmm. >>sabrina: did you feel like that maybe shed a negative light on your previous attempt and do you think that that could shed a negative light on this? >>desmund: not at all. and, and first of all, we over-performed in our race. when we ran that race in, for the state senate race, i mean, it was r, republican plus 25 district. it wasn't even a shot for a democratic candidate and we had some very unfortunate circumstances that took place and we had the, the opposing candidate's unfortunately no longer with us. um, and god rest her soul. but in that race we are, we actually lost the, the, the extra by 1,254 votes out of 45.000 and out of 19,000 people that voted in the general. i think we really outperformed. but regarding to your, to your question in, in that instance. i love my family. i am, i am on this couch at this moment in the day because of the love of my family and the support of my

served. i was found innocent, completely exonerated. and i won legal joint custody of my son. so that's, but you have to understand when you get into this arena, to really support and fight on behalf of other individuals there is just as much divisiveness on the other side. and there are people that unfortunately, they benefit when they try to demonize and separate and that's a part of our political, you know, political climate. and it's unfortunate, but it is what it is. but absolutely not. i'm very excited and all the stumps that i've been on around the entire district people really embrace our message. >>sabrina: so how does that experience, then, how does that manifest into being a congressman if you were to win? >>desmund: manifest, it helps >>sabrina: like how does, how does that, how does that transfer into your experience, your previous experience. how would you be able to use that in, in your time as a congressman? >>desmund: certainly. well, when you, when you have the opportunity to sit and meet with

people, sorta look 'em in the eye the way we're looking at each other right now and you really talk and get an understanding of what's going on. we have a lot of people hurting right now. we have a lot of people hurting. we have, we have farmers hurting. our rural populations are decreasing. two-thirds of our cities and our rural populations are, are becoming less even though are unemployment rates are incredibly low. i have a plan to address repopulating rural iowa. in addition to that, our urban cores are really hurting. we have 30, 40% dropout rates of students. being a former high school dropout i understand what they're going through at that time. and our businesses, sure. big businesses are doing well, but our main street businesses are still moving, moving along really slow. and our workers, our workers, i mean, you know, any time that, that, that federal government is subsidizing large business to pay their wage, their workers lower wages that's a challenge. so we have some real significant issues. there aren't any silver bullets. folks like to really try to find a silver bullet. that doesn't exist, but what does exist is a

thought processes. and as a business owner and as an entrepreneur, i will be bringing those business skill sets to the third district which i think we desperately need it. >>sabrina: okay. so very quickly let's talk about how iowa currently only has one democrat representing it in congress. so what do you think, what's a strategy for next november to claim that seat and make that two? >>desmund: well, i can't give you the strategies on how we're gonna win. (chuckling) >>sabrina: why not?! (chuckling) >>desmund: because we're only gonna serve, only a few thousand people are paying attention. what i can tell you is the, the, the general way that you win a campaign is you let people know where you stand, who you are and what you stand for. my vision for the third district is incredible. i believe we are at an absolute incredible opportunity and it's not based upon what somebody else does, it's based upon your vision, what you wanna drive. i wanna help repopulate rural iowa. i wanna help lower our, our incarceration rates. i wanna help bridge gaps between cultures and races, young and old. i want iowa to be as

across the nation. >>sabrina: alright, desmund adams, thank you so much for being here. >>desmund: thank you. (music)

(music) >>sabrina: welcome back everyone. well, people often wonder how well presidential polls can predict the winner of an election. well, there might be a better way of forecasting the future president. my this week in iowa co-host and our chief political correspondent, amanda krenz, has the story. >>amanda: there is actually research that shows the more popular a halloween costume is the better that candidate ends up doing in an election. but this year with the trump factor specifically that may not necessarily be the case. past presidents like kennedy and reagan, former first ladies and the current commander-in-chief make for very popular halloween costumes. >>do you have hillary's business suits? you know, that type of thing. >>amanda: this halloween with the iowa caucuses about 3 months away it's the candidates running for office that are winning the popularity contests.

at the theatrical shop in valley junction customers are mostly shopping for hillary clinton and donald trump masks. of course with trump you have the option of a wig and hat as well which makes him the more popular purchase here. >>with the new elections coming up, the most popular in polls is the more popular on purchases. >>amanda: and there've actually been studies done to show that halloween masks can predict winners. there's a theory in the costume business that the winner in every election since 1980 has been the candidate whose masks were most popular on halloween. here's a look at the numbers from the spirit halloween index for the past 3 elections. you can see the person who won the presidency also sold the most halloween masks in that election year. but if you ask the owner of this halloween express, there could be a shakeup this time around. >>donald trump has definitely been the most popular one. we've stocked very deep in him and reorders across the country.

>>amanda: but brian olsen says in this case the most popular mask doesn't necessarily translate to the customer's top pick for president. >>brian: i think we get probably a split between donald trump of favoritism or dislike. many people are coming that are planning on wearing this as a joke or a gag against donald trump. (music) >>sabrina: oh gosh, that hair. alright, we'll be right back

(music)ining us for this week in iowa. we hope to see you again next sunday.

(dramatic music) b: thanks for tuning in to ag phd. i'm brian hefty. d: and i'm darren hefty. thanks for joining us today. one of the things that we're seeing show up on soil tests across the country is no surprise. it's high ph. and we get the question all the time, "how big a deal is having some high ph spots out in my field?" it's a huge deal, especially if you want to reach high yields. we'll show you how to solve those high ph problems.

b: one of the most commonly talked about micronutrients over the last few years has been manganese. people are talking about, "oh, in roundup crops, you have to have manganese," and "are we missing manganese out there where it could help our yields?" well, hey, this is a micronutrient. it wouldn't cost much to throw it out there, so we'll talk today about whether or whether not you need manganese in your crops this year. d: we have a very tough-to-control and frustrating weed of the week. we'll explain why this weed is such a challenge, but first here's thiweek's farm basics. b: during our farm basics time today, we're going to talk a little about field variation and

how it affects farmers' crops. d: oh, wow. where do we start with field variation? when we think about one of our topics today on the show is going to be high ph soils versus low ph soils, that's a big deal. let's just start here. since we're kind of on a hillside and we've got a valley behind us - hey, how about hills and valleys? what a difference does that make for farmers? when you think about where things are going to dry out in the summer, the valleys a lot of times stay moist quite a bit longer; and many times, farmers will say, "my best part of my whole farm is through that valley because it stays moist there for the crop all year long, where the hilltop - well, it's up there in the sun and the wind and the soil's a little lighter up there, and my crop shortens up and i don't get the yield that i get down in the lower area." just topography can make a huge difference. b: i think it's pretty easy to see and to understand why there are such huge variations out there in fields, but here's one of the problems. over the last 100 years on the farm in the united states, a lot of people have managed the whole field the same way, and really maybe even their entire farm - all

their fields - managed it