ve been brenda. >>> welcome back. to understand what's going on in the democratic primary, have you to sample the mood on the ground. from my days in iowa, it's clear to me the bernie sanders apool is very real as he attracts huge crowds. senator joins me from iowa. senator, welcome back to "meet the press." >> thank you. >> i have to say i was both n clear lake, watched you there, watched you on the soap box yesterday where you had so many people, the fair stopped. forget trump, forget hillary clinton, i think you might have had the biggest crowd yesterday. why do you think you're resonating at this point and how do you take this from being a ovement that seems big in august and how do you keep it from fading five months from now? >> chuck, i think we are resonating all over this country and here in iowa because we're talking about issues that are life and death issues to the american people. and that is the collapse of the american middle class, the massive and grotesque level of income and wealth and inequality in this country, the fact we are the only major country on earth thae t doesn't guarantee health care to all people, the fac