megan: i'm megan murphy. mark: i am mark halperin. "with all due respect" to donald trump, oy vey. ♪ on the show tonight, cruz's polls, rubio's trolls, and kasich's goals. first, trump's role. since we last discussed trump versus clinton, he escalated his hits on clinton last night in walker, michigan. he had choice words for the democratic front runner that has been the talk of the political world all day. mr. trump: she is terrible. donald trump is on video and

isis is using him on the video to recruit. it turned out to be a lie. she is a liar. it turned out to the a lie. where did hillary go? they have to start the debate without her, phase two. i know where she went. it is disgusting. i don't want to talk about it. hillary, that is not a president. everything that has been involved with hillary has been lawsuits. she was favorite to win. favored to win. mark: did i mention oy vey? this morning, mr. trump kept it up on an interview with "fox and friends." mr. trump: she lied and she got caught in one of her lies. one of her people said there was no video. she lies so much. whether it is her trips being shot down and it turned out it

did not happen. whitewater was a total lie. there were so many lies. terrible. mark: clinton's campaign has not wanted to engage with mr. trump's more controversial remarks, but hillary clinton today circled back on her criticism with some new, beefed up language on a negative impact on trump's record. she spoke at a town hall in iowa . she said this time it is trump's appearances on television rather than isis videos fueling the violence. mrs. clinton: people around the world pay very close attention to our elections. if you go on arabic television , as we have, and look at what is being blasted out with video of mr. trump being translated into arabic -- "no muslims coming to the united states." other kinds of derogatory,

defamatory statements, it is playing into the hands of the violent jihadists. mark: we both agreed yesterday that the front runner fracas is good for both trump and clinton. 24 hours later, with all these new developments, do you still think this is in both their interests to keep this up? megan: what a difference a day makes or not. every time we get in this situation, every time he says something, whether it is belittling john mccain's war record, we think this will be the point. thiss not been proven, and comment will hurt him. if anyone will focus on what donald trump said 10 seconds ago every single time, that only benefits him. they have to look at the broader picture of what he is tapping into. for her, i think it is getting to be a different story. i have been surprised at the tactics they have taken on doubling down on him as a figure being used to agitate and

isis hate. four i don't know if that is a winner for her. do not bring a knife to a gunfight. it helps him a lot. i'm not sure if it helps her. mark: i think it helps her still. they are trying to get any focus away from that. there is no doubt when she takes on trump, she is not talking about a general election. she is also appealing to democratic voters. when she defends women, hispanics, some of the views of the democratic party broadly about, for example, muslim immigrants -- she is helping herself with democratic voters. i think trump is a little bit in danger -- i think it helps him because he wants to prove head to head he can beat her. i think it is a little bit of a danger of not going after the people that is threatening them like ted cruz and marco rubio. for her, there is one danger. she does not -- whether she gets elected, becomes the democratic

nominee, gets elected president -- she does not want this campaign to be a mud fight with donald trump. you can say no matter what trump will be outrageous. if she provokes him, he can say even more extreme things like we saw last night. he did this provoked. megan: absolutely. mark: that is a danger for her. i think as a human being and somebody that wants to govern the country, i think there is a danger. if trump is the nominee, does she want eight months of this? megan: i cannot think of anyone -- anything worse or anyone else that has strike a presidential tone at almost every corner from everything from health care to the economy, taxation. it is a level of detail that no one has put forward. all those details that nobody has been able to credibly defend. she does not want to have this the focus of her record which actually trump's rise has distracted attention from. it has neutralized these hillary clinton haters, which are out

there in droves. she does not want to get in a tit-for-tat with him. the kind of rhetoric he is capable of, i don't think her campaign wants to touch that. mark: at the same time, they feel from a political point of view and principled point of view, if trump says outrageous things, she wants to speak out. i think the misspeaking in the debate, not correcting it and some of the tweets from her folks -- they will put this thing to a fight. again, does that play to her strength? it does not. at the same time, i think people are passed saying trump saying outrageous things will hurt him. now london's are saying that this could actually help him. he better watch ted cruz. speaking of ted cruz, another day, another poll. this time a national poll with a survey of republicans nationwide. the big take away from this 1 -- ted cruz is solidly in second place nationally.

senator isar state at the highest level he has reached in any national poll since he got into the race. he is only four points behind trump. he is doubling support of the guy in second place. 28%, 24% and 12%. ted cruz is up eight points. they pullede nationally. carson down 6%. rubio down 5%. christie up 5% -- 4%. trump and bush have stayed pretty much the same. so megan, looking at this poll, looking at fundraising, looking at other polls, is there a code co-nationalnow a front runner in ted cruz? megan: this is one poll. there are a lot of variables. i do expect other national polls will see similar tightening. ted cruz has picked up a lot of the ben carson supporters. he's appealing to a little bit second point, of a different slice of the republican electorate than donald trump.+++

core. he has gotten evangelical support from iowa and south carolina. that will be his base. the far right conservative portion of the party and mild conservative voters are coalescing around him. he is benefiting from his bromance with donald trump, by not attacking him. he's not getting that focus turned on him from donald trump and that is helping him right now. he is playing it supersmart and he is the hot candidate. mark: we will talk about fundraising later, but cruz and his superpac, big donors and bundlers. he barely spent any of it. coming into january, we are getting close to calling him a co-front runner. trump still has leads and lots of states. we will see if this will be reflected in massachusetts, south carolina and other southern states. i think cruz is certainly now

runner, the co-front the person to watch to see if trump can be overtaken. if ted cruz overtakes donald trump they will go after each , other. cruz will spend money on television ads. will trump? he still has not spend a dollar. megan: you just said it -- when will those two go after each other? will they? when ted puts down the money, he has big-time billionaire backers who have been backing him for some time. that will be the moment to watch. mark: the question is will cruz fight back or turn the other cheek? that is a genuine question to watch. so, cruz and marco rubio were both supposed to be the hot candidates coming out of there well-reviewed performances in the last debates. according to the polls, it is cruz who is a hotter commodity. marco rubio is the top-ranked establishment candidate by boast -- most measures but rather than , being rewarded, rubio is in the proverbial barrel. there were tough stories

questioning marco rubio's work ethic and if he has a path to the nomination. now more shots at marco rubio. rand paul has released this web video hitting the florida senator. ♪ >> you keep missing votes on the senate floor. 43% of the votes. i know you say you are campaigning for president. >> ♪ where in the world is marco rubio? ♪ mark: chris christie in new has been hitting them both. i asked the new jersey governor to compare and contrast himself to rubio on issues. what are two issue differences between you and marco rubio? mr. christie: it is the way you actually get things done. let's look at the spending bill that got passed in congress. senator rubio said he was

opposed to it, yet he did not show up. mark: i'm asking about position differences you think are significant, rather than process things. mr. christie: this is an important position. you say you oppose spending but you do nothing about it. mark: almost nobody is hitting cruz or trump at this point, so the question is why is the guy in third place -- why is he in the proverbial barrel and is there any way this is good for rubio? megan: first of all, that poll ran video is pretty funny. i think it is clear because he has the path to the nomination outside of the early states. if you are a chris christie or jeb bush, you want to knock down the establishment choice right now because you see if he can put in a credible showing in iowa and teeter along, once we get to florida, he may be able to lock up the states others have left behind. he is being able to do it

without spending that much money. mark: he is not going to be alive in march. it's just not going to happen. the establishment will surround the person who was alive in february and megan: even if it march. is donald trump? it will be bush, john kasich, cruz or rubio. the establishment seems to think somehow if cruz and trump win the first three between them that somehow they can stop them. -- stopped then. i'm amazed we are going into january with the attacks on marco rubio. by many measures he is in third place, but what about hitting the guys in first and second place? megan: only three of the first 14 states is bill clinton. mark: that was a special year, and bill clinton is a special guy. bill clinton was running against people like jerry brown and paul saunders. he was not running against people with national standing like cruz and rubio built up.

they had no fundraising whatsoever. it is a different time. i'm still baffled. coming up tonight, we have two buckeyes and two tims. the first person representing those two categories is a hillary clinton backer, tim ryan. we are back in 60 seconds. ♪

♪ mark: joining us now is the man who represents the people of the 13th congressional district in ohio which includes the , youngstown metroplex. he's a supporter of hillary clinton and also a meditation enthusiast. the very calm, cool, and collected -- tim ryan. thank you for coming. let's talk about the presidential campaign. are you closer to the issues

to hillary clinton or bernie sanders? mr. ryan: probably hillary. mark: what issues? mr. ryan: the pragmatism of economic development probably would be the biggest i represent one. a district that has youngstown, ohio.n , she has some real plans for the east side of the state as far as investment strategies, coal and steel communities that have lost a lot of their way. she has a real plan to make stuff happen. mark: do you think he is too liberal? mr. ryan: a democratic socialist trying to campaign down the ohio river in a general election would be a tough sell. mark: because he is too liberal? mr. ryan: i think too liberal and partly the brand of being a socialist i think is dead on arrival. megan: you talk about the old manufacturing and industrial communities in your district and ohio. those are the voters we see trump picking up. he is resonating with blue-collar concerns and how people create jobs. do you hear folks backing him

and why? mr. ryan: i think a lot of people are talking about him. i'm not sure when i look at where he is on the issues -- the way he conducts himself. we're ohio. we are a midwestern state. we have pretty traditional values, at least the way we treat each other even if we , disagree politically. i don't think he can pick up that traditional democratic voter. he may pick up some, but he is going to tank in the suburbs of columbus. he will tank in the suburbs of cincinnati. he will lose moderate republicans that would traditionally vote republican. mark: would you like him to be the republican nominee? mr. ryan: i don't like picking because i have been around long enough to know there are so many ups and downs that you cannot tell. mark: what do you think about what he said last night about secretary clinton? mr. ryan: as a husband and somebody who was raising a daughter, it is offensive. i think there is no place for

that in politics. i came up in northeast ohio, lots of sports. we don't mind the full contact. this isn't the rotary club. this is a contact sport. that's fine. but we also like sportsmanship. you knock somebody down, you help them back up. this kind of personal approach, derogatory approach -- we are all trying to raise our kids and you want whoever is on tv to help support what you are saying to your kids. we say to our kids we don't say hate in this house. he goes up there saying we hate the press. i won't kill you, but i hate you. mark: if you had a chance to address him, what would you say? mr. ryan: dude, i'm trying to raise my daughter here. i'm trying to raise my 13-year-old son and 18-month-old baby. i would like a little more support for you to be more classier so when we are saying things in the home, it is getting reinforced by the public dialogue at some level to help us raise our kids.

it is tough enough today. we don't need some billionaire who will naturally draw some attention and respect because he is worth whatever, $5 billion or $10 billion. help us out. megan: what about the islamic community and his comments? you are one of 47 democrats who voted to increase the vetting for syrian refugees in the program. how far did he cross the line in saying he will put a full ban? mr. ryan: i'm for accepting refugees but i was one of the 47 because i want the ability to sign off. that is all that legislation said. head of homeland security, head --fbi, national terrorism affix your signature to the document saying this person has been vetted. that is what it said. and to report to congress periodically. i'm not for letting refugees in, i'm for having a proper vetting process. saying we are all against

muslims plays into the stereotype. my entire 14 years in congress, i have been on the armed services committee or the defense appropriations subcommittee. the entire time, 14 years this , plays into the storyline that they say look, i told you they , hate us. maybe i will go to syria or iraq, maybe i'm not. maybe i'm going to commit something here in the united states, maybe i am not. and you hear this kind of stuff, it could get spun the other way and lead to damaging results in the united states. mark: secretary clinton, you trust her to tell the truth. another poll out is showing that a large amount of americans do not trust her. how has she developed that reputation? how can she fix it? mr. ryan: i think 30 years in public life, conservative talk radio, getting hammered on everything. every little detail. i don't think there are many people who could withstand it.

i think the more people get to know her. when you meet her, people say she is not warm. when you meet her -- my wife met her for the first time this year in cleveland for an event and my , wife was like, i cannot believe what i see on tv and who i met. she is completely warm. she is engaging and all the rest. so i think that the people that meet her personally -- i think everything is about contrast in the general election, too. i don't see cruz or trump being really warm and fuzzy. mark: thank you. merry christmas and happy holidays. thank you for coming in. we will have you back to meditate with. coming up next, the next part of our guests sequence with guys named tim, after this. ♪

megan: like the race to get those last-minute presents, campaigns are trying to raise the last-minute cash. tim higgins is joining us now who has a piece about that. what is different as we approach the end of this quarter in terms of fundraising? tim: this is like a chevy dealer trying to make its year-end numbers. for the next month, all the numbers are going to be dissected. it is part of the money race. which candidate is up, which candidate is down. it will play into the narrative of momentum. mark: let's talk about the republican side. marco rubio goes into the quarter and get some bump with a debate. job bush signs up some very important bundlers. how good of a quarter will he have right now? tim: it depends how much he is

actually spent raising. the other question will be the cash burn from jeb bush's campaign. the third quarter, it was a surprising burn. going into the final month before iowa, these other kinds of things people look at. as you recall four years ago, , the iowa caucus, it was days after the new year. the books closed. all the hubbub made it harder to focus on these numbers. now we have a month to dissect them. megan: hillary has been out several times warning about bernie's individual fundraising powerhouse and building up what they are worried will be a record total. how is she striking back and what will her numbers look like? tim: you look at the supporters saying give a dollar. the campaign says they need to raise $2 million by the end of the month.

that is really a big push. the fear is the sanders campaign will out raise them. the sanders campaign put out an e-mail saying they think the overall hillary will raise more money. some of it is the expectations game. january will be all about what expectations are, and whether people are beating them, exceeding them, or below them. megan: in terms of super pac's, anything to watch for? tim: we will see where all the money is being deployed. this is our second chance. earlier in july, we saw the numbers. the numbers will come late but i expect leaks as everyone january, tries to make some buzz. mark: finally again real quick, when we look at the clinton spending this year, she spends a lot. ' superpac has been

spending a lot. has she gotten a good return on her investment? tim: the campaign has made a big effort to talk about how they are being more efficient this time around than 2008. if you look at the third quarter of this year compared to that campaign of years ago, you are seeing different things she is spending on. she is trying to create a ground game. less money on private jets, consultants, more money on staff in various places and commercials. megan: thank you again. you can read his piece on bloombergpolitics.com. up next, an interview with ohio governor and presidential candidate john kasich. ♪

mark: our colleague kevin got a chance to catch up with john kasich during his recent swing through new hampshire yesterday

which included his interview , with the governor on his kasich for us bus. let's take a look. kevin: governor, how are you? we are on your campaign bus. gov. kasich: greatest tour ever in the history of politics. kevin: lindsey graham recently dropped out. do you think you can attract some of his voters? gov. kasich: i don't know. that is hard to say. for me, i get out and do my thing. i've done 45 town halls, and starting again after the beginning of the year. we will get a lot of these people the more they hear you. in new hampshire, they don't make up their minds until the very end. kevin: what is talked about a lot is your economic record. a a lot of people talk about dodd frank. what are your thoughts in the implementation of dodd frank and

how it impacted businesses? gov. kasich: you tell me a lot of people talk to you about dodd frank? i think you could swing a bowling ball around and not hit anybody that would know. i think the problem with it is it is really going to run the small and medium banks out of business. the rules are so heavy. if you are a big bank, you absorb the regulations, but if you are small, it crushes you. so what we are seeing is a lot of the small, community banks are the ones that are threatened. there is probably some aspects of it in terms of requiring big banks to hold the capital in regard to the risk they have. but, this is really hurting those people in the local communities. they are the ones that will loan money to people because they know them. kevin: would you repeal it? gov. kasich: i would get rid of a lot of it because i think there is too much.

there may be portions of it holding reserving your capital , against your risk that is positive. but, the overdoing of this, the over regulations are hard. -- are very harmful. kevin: senator bernie sanders is saying he wants to make college free for everybody. ,ollowing you around today you're talking about what you have done in ohio for educational programs. i'm wondering how do you contrast with a democrat that is advocating to make college free for everyone versus taking your approach and how they differ and how you sell that to more independent voters? gov. kasich: vocational is subgrade, that is not higher ed. when bernie talks about free, we

know money does not grow on trees. businesses are uncertain with the future. that uncertainty puts them in a position of where they sit on their wallets instead of investing. in terms of higher education, we have a number of programs, including saying colleges should not be paid money until students complete courses or graduate. that we need to take the cost drivers -- i had a group of real businesspeople who look at the cost drivers in higher education in ohio. we are going to push a lot of those ideas. there is more on tap. leadership at these schools to deal with these rising costs and the things that are making college less affordable. so in terms of the student that have debt, in that case, employers who give them an incentive to help pay off student debt as a tool of attracting young people. maybe some community service

where they can work down that , debt. kevin: have you done that in ohio? gov. kasich: we have done everything i have mentioned except the community service piece and the incentives for businesses. i think he needs to be tackled on more of an international scale. kevin: particularly, one of the things you talked about earlier today was parents and students with sexual assault on campus. i have not heard any other candidates talk about this. gov. kasich: when i go across the media and see things that jump out that seem to be a problem, we go and we dig in. i have my people look at many different things. this is an issue on college campuses. we want to make sure women are afforded the opportunity, if they are in fact assaulted, to bring about justice. sometimes it means you have to

give them time to be able to be comfortable with pursuing any kind of legal challenge. we also want all of our universities to have a policy, a confidential policy, where students can go and report violence of any type that can happen on campus or off-campus. if they are a student, a place to go. we think these things are very important. kevin: how about in ohio? gov. kasich: we are in the early stages. we are asking our colleagues to make sure they have policies. for example, that rape kits would be available so that you have a rape kit, but you

would not have to make a decision on how you want to proceed with law enforcement until further down the line. these are the things we are pushing in our state. kevin: a lot of people are going to make up their minds, especially in new hampshire. many independent voters say it is between you and two other governors -- governor christie and governor bush. what is your message to them? what sets you apart? gov. kasich: we are up 385,000 jobs since i have became governor. our credit is rocksolid. we cut taxes by almost $5 billion. we are running a legitimate , solid $2 billion surplus. plus, i have experience in national security, not only on the armed services committee, but the work i did for secretary rumsfeld after 9/11. i have been in touch with national security issues all my adult life. that is a unique resume. that is it unique series of a congressman's. kevin: this christmas, you have your family with you. earlier this morning, there were not a lot of people.

i know you don't like to use your personal story to score points, but you talked about losing your parents at 35 while you were in congress. gov. kasich: i was walking on west carson street. it was a really horrible road. as a young kid with my brother and sister, i would hold my breath that they would get home. i was always worry one day they would not come home and one day they didn't. they didn't. the death of my parents change my life for the good. i have seen people go through tragedy and never let it go. the tragedy goes for a lifetime. i have seen people who ever -- have experienced tragedy and they have been able to let go. they can even, over time, benefit from these excruciatingly difficult things. for those who are entering this

season -- i just had a woman who told me that she lost a son -- my personal view is it is in the hands of the lord. while that does not take away the pain, hopefully it will give you perspective. the other message is for all people that when these tragic things happen, if you can get out all your feelings, your deep concerns -- i happen to be a man of faith. cast your cares upon the lord. the sun will come up. the sun is going to come up. for those who don't have that faith, i respect it. to them, i think everybody tries to live a life a little bigger than themselves. try to change the world. of course with them i wish them , all the best in their recovery and a good attitude about the future.

but, nothing wrong with checking out that faith issue. i found it to be extremely useful. not just useful, but a part of my existence. kevin: governor kasich, merry christmas. mark: kevin joins us from new hampshire after this. ♪

♪ mark: welcome back. joining us from new hampshire is our colleague. you were with jeb bush in new hampshire today. there is buzz about whether there is a bush come back. how did his events go today? kevin: what is interesting is

governor bush and governor kasich are drawing the same number of people in their crowds. it is roughly between 50 people to a 100. i'm not sure there is a way to -- the whether or not bottom line is, i talked to a lot of people in new hampshire and they say the polls are , essentially useless this far out. this thing is very fluid. a lot of undecided voters and independent voters. megan: what are you hearing about chris christie? we read about him getting momentum up there appeared what are you seeing on the ground? kevin: governor christie actually brought in a bus load of supporters from new jersey to help him try to win over independent voters. he really has been working this state. i think the three governors are all putting a lot of emphasis here in new hampshire. essentially downplaying the results in iowa. they view it this way -- if

donald trump loses iowa and ted cruz wins, they think it will put a huge dent in the trump momentum and there could be anyone's game in new hampshire to win. they are trying to get position should trump finally dip. mark: you spent time with senator cruz. does he seem to be upping his game? or is it the same ted cruz we have seen? kevin: senator cruz is drawing crowds anywhere from 500 to 1000 people. he was joined by herman cain and senator sessions at one point as well. what is interesting is he has his two young daughters with him. his wife, heidi cruz. she is in the financial services industry and has made a name for herself. he celebrated his birthday. a lot of energy from the conservative base at these

rallies. he is not going after donald trump. it sounds like he is jockeying. again, everyone is waiting for the donald to fall, but guess who is coming to new hampshire on monday night? donald trump himself. mark: is he talking anything about marco rubio in his trump speech? kevin: absolutely. the one guy senator cruz likes taking a swing at is senator rubio. they have been really going at it on immigration. senator cruz is trying to present himself as the more conservative version on policy. senator rubio taking swings back. i was just at a rally with former governor bush and he said no one really cares about all this wonk war going on between the senators. they still believe it will be a governor at the top of the ticket for the republicans. megan: i have to ask about the comments last night.

again, the latest in a long string of outrageous remarks. are people on the ground in new hampshire saying this is too much? is there a line? do you feel a line? kevin: great question. we put that to governor bush a couple of hours ago. he said this is going to help with former secretary clinton's "victimology." he said it is very good at "playing the victim." we will see how that reverberates. i talked to a lot of the people at the rallies. they view mr. trump as somebody who is an entertainer. they like that he has been able to put the focus on immigration and border control and the syrian refugee crisis. a lot of undecided voters i talked to, i'm not sure he is resonating as somebody they would like to represent the country or the republican party headed into mark: when you talk november. about voters at the bush events

who were shopping, who else is on their list? kevin: governor christie and governor kasich. to some extent, senator rubio. senator rubio will be here tomorrow morning. it really looks like the more independent-minded candidates are really making -- are who voters are shopping around for. still though, the polls indicate that mr. trump has a considerable lead here in new hampshire. mark: finally, as we go down to the holidays, are the campaigns ratcheting down? are the candidates tired and looking for a break? or are people working? kevin: they are working hard. jeb jr. was with his dad today. yesterday governor kasich was , accompanied by his wife and two twin teenage daughters. senator cruz was with his wife and his kids.

i think when you talk to the candidates, they love having their families around. it gives them a boost. senator cruz remarked to me it was like a family field trip. they keep seeing santa claus, and they think it is a shoe in for them to get the gifts they want. they think they can get the gifts they want. all of the events schedule tomorrow and this weekend and early next week. mark: kevin, thank you so much. we will be back in 60 seconds. ♪

♪ mark: 2015 was every bit a big

year as business as it was for politics. joining me is stephanie ruhle to talk to us about how the big financial developments and economic developments of 2015 will affect the presidential race. thank you. happy holidays. first one, what is something in the economy that will play big for politics? stephanie: you have think about the health of the economy. if i'm hillary clinton, what i need to do is have president obama pass the torch. it is tricky because you are following someone of the same party. president obama wants to say he has led a great recovery and the u.s. economy is doing strong. how does the past that torch to hillary clinton when you guys saying we are heading to a recession. the: where do people think gdp will be next fall? stephanie: people do not know specifically. job growth is still very slow. if you think about america, in , but in terms of the global economy, we are still the best. a 2% growth environment. if this is what larry fink is

walk outow does she and say we are going strong? megan: the way she has been doing it -- pointing to her husband. she said since world war ii, four of the five people that have done that have been democrats, including my husband. she is trying to take a page out of his playbook which could play well. mark: do you think any of the republicans running, with the business community, have established a reputation as that guy or gal that really gets it? they understand how the economy works. stephanie: went donald trump first approached the scene, it was not businesspeople backing him. it was the middle of america. it was people in that middle income who lost their jobs or see wage increases and are frustrated. it is the business community in the last five weeks have been this donald trump -- it is so crazy, it might work. it is because they have been so frustrated. everyone has been. mark: what is the fed going to do in 2016? stephanie: slow and steady. they are going to continue to rise but slowly.

mark: how many great increases will we see next year? we will see a steady pace. by the end of 2016, we should be around 1.375%. still very slow. i would say the one thing -- a big issue for republicans is where do they stand with corporate america. you need corporations to innovate, manufacture here, you need them to bring dollars back to the united states and spend. in this environment, with tax aversion being legal, with populist opinion growing stronger and stronger, what happens to corporations who are public enemy number one? that is why bernie sanders has gotten so strong. mark: some people have drifted towards trump an excepted he is the nominee. anybody else? anyone else becoming the favorite candidate of business? stephanie: early on, jeb bush raised a lot of money in new york. further back, you saw guys

backing chris christie. many people have said donald trump stole chris christie thunder in terms of being about tough talking guide you don't want to mess with. jeb bush, many have said he has not defended himself. he has not had his own voice. is thatl street thinks donald trump has taken a successful billionaire as his tagline, where mitt romney, it was his achilles heel. hillary clinton has this line on wall street out. megan: she says she will crack down on shadow banking, some areas on the edge of what people don't really understand and too complex for people to understand what she is doing. that is such a smart card. stephanie: is a she really going to do anything or is it politics? we talk about tax in versions jack lew came out and said we , need to stop this. guess what? it is not even in his wheelhouse.

one thing when you talk about donald trump about what he wants to crack down, is donald trump running for president or ruler of the world? because the things that he thinks he can change, he does not have jurisdiction to do. from a business perspective, listen it is all about the , economy. once you have people in jobs, making money, they will feel much better. balancing that with corporate america, with wall street is , tough given how strong and loud and unsatisfied america is. mark: thank you very much. i predict that the economy will come back to the forefront. politicalof a prediction. happy holidays, merry christmas. we will be right back after this word from our sponsors. ♪

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is available for extradition to america. just did it. jumped as they smashed expectations. revenue in china jumped 24%. let us know what you think of today's stories by following as on twitter. trading in indonesia it is getting underway. here is a look at the market. how is it looking now? >> pretty green. stocks mixing up my sea of green, a little bit lower. a pretty good session here at very light trading volumes given that we are in that holiday state of mind.