Good afternoon from Chicago, I'm Chuck Todd and this is the Chuck Todd Gas.

On today's show, Bernie Sanders sticks to script, with a speech today at George Washington

University designed to explain what he means by the phrase Democratic Socialism and why

he says it's actually a callback to FDR's new deal.

But will the 2016 playbook work in 2020, especially if somebody named Hillary Clinton isn't

running?

President Trump and former Vice President Biden have been making trails in Iowa this week,

Trump's trying to make up nice with farmers who were caught and are still caught in the

tear of crossfire and Biden's opening that the split screen helps him as he posts what

looks like a bit of softness in that first Iowa caucus poll out with him in the race.

He's facing some Iowa Democrats who are wondering if it took him so long to visit.

We've got two great Chicagoans on with us today, Kim Geiger from the Chicago Tribune

and Steve Cochran.

Who hosts the morning show on WGN Radio and has me on a show every Thursday as we talk

politics and then some bear bashing when I can.

Yes, you do.

So, Mr. Cochran, thank you for returning the favor.

Oh, yeah.

Welcome.

So, Kim, I'm going to start, first of all, with sort of the politics of the moment, you

know, how local is Iowa to Chicago?

And I say this in that there was times when I first started covering politics, the Chicago

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