over the past year, we have come together as families, as communities, as iowans, putting our differences aside to move iowa forward. because of our hard work last legislative session, iowa's economy, educational system and health are moving forward. iowans have proved time and time again, when working with one another rather than against one another, we can overcome any challenge. for example, the international olympic committee last year took action to eliminate wrestling from the olympics. more than 25,000 people joined us through an online petition to

it is this sense of community and collaboration that defines us as iowans. and it should again shape our approach to governing this year. as we've demonstrated before, we should again attack our problems with the same common sense and seriousness as iowans across our state: working hard working together, and working to make things better than we found them. to me, this is the iowa dream. that dream of opportunity and prosperity which can become a reality for every iowan willing to work for it. the seeds of that dream have been planted with our work over the past three years. but now we must cultivate that dream of opportunity - of a great job and a great place to raise a family - so that it can grow and flourish. the simple truth is we iowans are a people of faith, of tenacity who each year plant the seeds of our livelihood with the devout belief that with hard work and the grace of god we will reap a bountiful harvest. today it is my duty and honor to report to you on the condition of our state. and i am here to tell you, with great pride: the state of iowa

he thought chicago was too much like new york city as an iowan.se of don't tell us what to think, don't tell us what to do. and that's i think the sentiment that actually ends up hurting these guys. it let's about ideology or anything else. you're forcing these people on us pretty quickly. >> i think you can also make a strong case, and prior to some of the events that have come after chris krirzy. >> what's her name, his whole personal was gathered towards what was happening in washington. the road to the white house is through states like iowa and wisconsin. i'm not talking about the primaries. i'm talking about a midwestern persona. southerners and midwesterners, there's a reason why the white house has been dominated by those. it's southerners and midwesterners just play better in the midwest and in the west where the heart of the swing states are. >> i agree with chuck. . very thing that appeals to us -- >> the st. barts crowd. >> the st. bart's crowd. >> people go to lake superior or lake michigan to go to st. barts. wo woof. >> we have to c

iowans, so they're very excited. they would be watching if they were home and not part of this. but they said they want the basketball scores scrolled underneath, asthank you very much. let's take a closer look at how the president performed overall tonight. we average the responses from presidents, republicans and independents into one green line. if you can see hovering in the positive range. compare that to his performance last year with our focus group of virginia voters. on a dial that goes from 1 to 100, the president had an overall score of 60 in 2013. tonight, he scored a 65, a slightly better response than he got a year ago, despite what's clearly been a tough year for the president. lots to assess, to dissect. anderson, back to you. >> and we're here with gloria borger and john king. anything jump out at you? >> what jumps out is we learn over time, i remember in the clinton days, when paul begala used to write these long spches, you would think why did they speak so long? then they get high marks from the american people, this is part of our system. you take one night a year where you listen to what the president want do. that's good fo