statesd bush, rubio and walker in colorado, results are same in iowa, with hillary losing all 3 matcmatches. and in virginia, clinton remains on the losing side. what is happening? let me welcome the party panel, managing editor at "reason" magazine. and one of the smartest people i know, and sam moral, that rhymes with tom host of red eye, a purple goddess. katherine, i start with you. what is the function of the polls in we get obsessed with them, we're like 75 years away from the actual election, what are these doing right now. >> they are entertainment. if you look at where polls there were time in previous cycles, i think that guliani would be president. kennedy: they are not? >> if only. idea they are telling us something real, about what is going to happen in november. 75 years from now. on other hand, you know, at least talking about polls allow us to to something like a comparison between candidates. as opposed to talking about hillary clinton's make-up routine in the morning. kennedy: it gets people plugged into the cycle, who is in the race, which direct are people going in. and