i know you are a participant in the struggle last time around -- strawpoll. let's talk about that. of candidates said they would not participate, forcing republicans to cancel that paul. -- that poll. what is your feeling on the decision? tim: i think that is good riddance. was not wellw poll run in terms of the methodology. history showed it was not a good predictor of anything. not of the caucus, not of the nominee, not of the next president. it did not have any particular value other than to provide a distorted assessment early in the process. i am glad they got rid of it. frankly, a week later, nobody cared about the results. there are so many struggles and flash bowls that anyone does not mean that much. and flasholls polls. >> how do you think the polls in iowa will shape out? tim: there is a long way to go between now and the iowa caucuses in early 2016. forns are notorious deciding late. it is a more conservative state in term of the caucuses and and many other places. not that many people show up. 5 million people in iowa and only a few hundred thousand participate in the

i know you are a participant in the iowa strawpoll last time around. action, if we could talk about that. lots of candidates said they would not participate, forcing republicans to cancel that poll. what were your thoughts about that decision to pull the plug on that poll this time around? tim: i think that is good riddance. the iowa straw poll was not well run in terms of the methodology. history showed it was not a good predictor of anything. not the iowa caucuses, not the ultimate nominee, not of the next president. it did not have any particular value other than to provide a distorted assessment early in the process. so i was glad that they got rid of it. frankly, a week later, nobody cared about the results. there are so many straw polls and flash polls that anyone does not mean that much. >> trump's number one, carson is number two. how do you think that is going to shake out there? tim: there is a long way to go between now and the iowa caucuses in early 2016. iowans are notorious for deciding late. it is a more conservative state in terms of ca