some of these members who are retiring, specifically tom latham of iowa, are very close allies of theand there's been some rumors that speaker boehner is going to give up his speakership at the end of this term. the latham retirement in particular sort of piqued discussion and gossip that in fact he might step down after 2014. so that's another thing to look out for. >> nia, which we've already talked about here, boehner's kind of public demonstration of frustration and difficulty, it's kind of unique and certainly rare anyway in the history of speakerships to see a speaker out there complaining about what's going on within his own party, including with some of his own members in the house of representatives. he kind of in that moment, in that press conference, personified the frustration that we're seeing expressed by some of these retirements. >> that's right. and you remember originally, he was swept into office by a tea party wave, and his philosophy back then in 2010 was dance with the one that brung you. and that was the tea party. it very much changed in the wake of the governm

republican senate primary to replace -- and retiring third zbrikt tom latham. nobody could get 35%. want to have their say they have to win back a number of delegate seats from the ron paul supporters who picked them up in 2012. in order to do that, party elders are launching a counter offensive today, led by governor bransted himself, working to boost attendance in hopes that his supporters can regain some of those top positions. that includes handing out t-shirts to supporters and sending out comic book-style postcard with himself and his lieutenant governor portrayed as he heroes. this isn't just about 2014 in that bizarre way that iowa republicans decide who a nominee is if nobody gets 35% in a primary. it make it is so that the iowa vote won't matter, that the caucuses are essentially rigged in favor whoever can gain the system like ron paul did. giving many a good reason to walkway from the hawkeye state. when they walk away, money, influence goes with them, among other things. former reporter for the des moines, currently director of the paul simon public policy institute at