. >> coming up, member of president obama plus inner circle who knows how to travel in style, dan pfeifferoins us from casablanca, coming up next. ♪ >> dan pfeiffer is expected to leave the white house relatively soon, perhaps for a plum job as a tv analyst. do we expect him to be filled to the brim with humor and candor this evening? the more honesty is, the more money will be waiting for him when he leaves the white house. >> i will try to be very honest and as funny as i can be. you guys set a high standard here. >> let's talk about the midterms before we move on to other things. president obama, a lot of talk about how he's not campaigning a lot of senate races. the polling suggests he would do more harm than good and the candidate you want him to come. one of the laces his iowa, where you guys got your start together and where he got launched down the road to be a democratic nominee. how does president obama feel about how he is so politically toxic that he cannot go back to iowa. >> the president can go back on the trail and make an argument like he did last night in the race against