[ laughter ] >> state senator, maria shapel. >> sometimes you don't even have to win -- if you come in a good second or third and no one expected that, that gives you a boost. >> congressmen david -- any candidate who is seeking to earn the awesome and sacred trust of the president of the united states has to come and engage with the people of iowa. >> mr. newt gingrich. senator joe lieberman. senator chuck. >> like going to heaven. >> waiting to push back with the rnc. this is a dumb way to do it. at the end of the day brad pitt would be in our debate. >> i think it's important >> welcome back to "roske on politics." this is the des moines international airport. here with -- you were not born in des moines, iowa. >> i was not. >> this is going to be interesting. normally if you watch this program we chat with presidential candidates or elected officials, she does not fall into a category. earlier, last month you tweeted out some stuff that caught fire. what did you say and why was it so current? >> basically i told my story of coming to america as a refugee. kind of explained the very