Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders can potentially rock the political establishment tonight as Iowans kick off the 2016 election season. Will GOP frontrunner Donald Trump be able to bring in new supporters into the process like Barack Obama did in 2008? When Obama won Iowa in 2008, his victory convinced many Democrats in other states that Obama was more than viable since a black man with a funny name got the support of a mostly-white electorate. Similarly, on paper, Trump has no business winning Iowa. But if he does, he may convince many potential supporters to jump on board in the states that follow, and the Trump Train could be leaving the station tonight. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) may have to win Iowa in order for his strong ground game in the SEC primary states to even matter. His campaign has done a terrible job of setting expectations. Like a surging Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) in 2004, Cruz’s team could have ensured that, at the least, a second-place finish was a sign of a campaign on the upswing. But after some strong poll numbers in December, the Cruz campaign failed to control the narrative/expectations game and now may be faced with a