it is not just jeb bush. >> did jeb underestimate donald trump? >> i don't think jeb underestimat donald trump, jeb just wouldn't get to donald trump's level, which is very different. and i think jeb had a very elegant campaign. he had a great campaign. it just wasn't enough for voters angry, who are looking for something so different, and he, you know, democracy is an amazing process. and in this democratic process, everybody has a voice and a vote. and those who chose to vote and unfortunately you're seeing that -- that not everybody who should be voting is voting in the primaries. nd you also see a growing number of independents in florida. you have this big voting bloc that is independent that unless they change to a republican or democratic c arty, they won't be voting on march 15th. you know, they're voting in a way that i think it is heart over head. and i think it is -- it is a fascinating time, also a dangerous time. >> let's talk about immigration, because, of course, governor jeb bush's stance is pro immigration ance. the contrary from

at the end of the day jeb bush has to sell jeb bush.s have to ultimately believe in him and he's going to make the country better. while the endorsements are nice to have, and while rallies motivate your base supporters, it's not the deciding factor in an election like this. charles: do you think at some point we'll start to see the campaigns shift toward the substance what the next president is going to do? >> of course, it's early in the process. with regard to what's happening with ted and donald trump, they are trying to point out he's using tactics that are not usually used. with ben carson it draws into question his credibility. when you call someone a liar it gives people a chance to look differently at you. i think they accomplished that goal. charles: i understand where you are coming from. hopefully we are past that point. at the source tum, tum, tum, tum smoothies! only from tums ♪ >> more on the race to the white house back with the panel. jillian, w talked about humanity, do you think that might be the thing that starts to

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is just jeb.d cruz is the most dishonest guy i think i've ever met in politics. i think he's an unstable person. i really do. >> reporter: trump threatened a lawsuit against cruz on his claim the canadian born texas senator is not eligible to be president. >> he doesn't have the right to serve as president or even run as president. he was born in canada. i'll bring that lawsuit if he doesn't apologize. >> reporter: trump and cruz's battle for similar voters in south carolina is getting bloodier by the day like with cruz's new anti-trump tv ad. >> i am pro choice in every respect. >> we cannot trust donald trump with these serious decisions. >> he's printed lies. he said i'm pro-choice. i'm pro-life. >> reporter: cruz is fighting a multifront south carolina war, too. trying to pull trump down from high atop the polls and keep marco rubio from climbing. >> two of the candidates in this race, donald trump and marco rubio, both have the very same pattern. whenever anyone points out their record, they

thank you very much. >> jeb, jeb, jeb! >> thank you. thank you, lindsay. when i began this journey in miami, i committed that i would campaign as i would serve. going everywhere. speaking to everyone. keeping my word. facing the issues without flinching. and staying true to what i believe. for the better part of a year, i've endeavored to do just exactly can that. i have put forth a vision for america that includes all, because our country deserves a president for everyone. the presidency is bigger than any one person. and is certainly bigger than any candidate. this is not -- we're different in our country, because our head of state is not above us. but because the head of state, the people that aspire to the presidency, are part of the people. in a government of the people, by the people and for the people, we elect a president like us, in perfect under god's watchful eye. i've had a front row seat to this office for most of my adult life. i've seen fallible men rise up to the challenges of our time, with humility. and clarity of purpose. to make our nat

george p., noel, and jeb jr. and like me, laura -- like laura and me, jeb is known as gampi, i'm known as hefi. those of you who are not bilingual, that means the boss. [ cheers and applause ] speaking of family, i think the voters should vote for the candidate who's got the most opinionated mother. [ cheers and applause ] i've always wondered where our mother learned to be opinionated, it was at ashley haul right here in charleston. [ cheers and applause ] finally, we need to nominate somebody who can win in november. [ cheers and applause ] all of the slogans and talk don't matter if we don't win. we need someone who can take a positive message across the entire country, someone who can inspire, and appeal to people from all walks of life. not just one party, or one class of people. jeb will listen to the voices of the disenfranchised. he will rise above the petty name calling. and once elected, he will not someone who will be told what to do. he will stand on principles. he will not waiver in the wind. he will

if you're jeb, you have a decent argument. >> and jeb probably had his best performance last night. >> absolutely. both jeb and kasich last night had strong performances. very smooth. it was sort of the night of the governors in that debate last night. and a lot of voters watching that and thinking about electability and experience may be looking more toward them. and both of them have spent so much time here. >> i want to talk more about them in a minute. but donald trump has a big lead here. he was left almost untouched. ted cruz looking for a strong second or strong third here. this is all he wants here because this is not his state. virtually untouched. one of the most interesting moments for me with trump is this is not an ideological primary, as you expect most primary races are. gets asked about politics 101. define a conservative. >> well, i think i am. to me, i view the word conservative as a derivative of the word conserve. we want to conserve our money. we want to conserve our wealth. we want to be smart. we want to be smart where we go, where we spend, how we spend. we wan

jeb. i've been to iraq and afghanistan 36 times. t t i think he's the best guy to be commander in chief. what you've seen with jeb is a guy who has had his back against the wall. three, four weeks ago, he was on the verge of being dead. that's the times that test you. he's getting better because he wants to get better. he's getting better because that nature of who he is is coming out. >> his brother, george w. bush, is expected on the campaign trail monday. what do you think that will do? >> that will blow the frigging roof off the place in north charleston. i don't think he's a liar. i think putin is a thug and i like president george w. bush as most people here in south carolina do. so i'm glad he's coming back. he's beloved in our state. it will matter. but jeb bush, i think above all others on that stage, is ready to be commander in chief. i could go to sleep well tonight knowing he would be my president tomorrow. and i think he can beat the democrats, because he got 60% of the hispan

jeb bush. it was because he raised $100 million in the blink of an eye to start off the race. >> and it was because he was born a bush. >> he just tapped those donor networks. he stacked up $100 million. it was the, forgive me, it was the shock and awe strategy that his brother used in 2000 to scare everybody else out of the race. and i think the tragedy of the sort of political, the tragedy of the way the jeb bush campaign fell apart is the way they spent themselves into oblivion. if you're jeb bush and this race is going to have donald trump as the nominee or maybe ted cruz as the nominee or maybe untested marco rubio as the nominee, that is such a fragile state. you want to be there so you are another option. with $100 million to sit on, he should have been able to stay until the very end. instead, who was the number one spender in iowa? jeb bush. who was the number one spender in new hampshire? jeb bush. who was the number one spender in south carolina? jeb bush. when he's coming in fourth

why isn't he saying jeb bush. he's saying jeb.hy is he with his mommy, why is he taking his glasses off. it's all that sort of ten or? >> yes he acts like my kids do when they were 2. you can't throw a temper tantrum and i think you're worthy of my vote. it will take one person, and donald trump's going to throw a temper tantrum? and are we going to have a war because he didn't like what somebody said? >> reporter: are you worried about a third party candidate? >> yes, there's already talk about if donald trump won the nominee that somebody else would get in. somebody might get in. >> reporter: like who? i would say michael bloomberg. >> i don't know him personally. obviously he hasn't been vetted by the media or the voters. i'd somewhere 'd have to get to. >> reporter: very much stung by the relationship and what developed between donald trump and jeb bush during this campaign, and of course now it's for donald trump and the remaining candidates to see if they can eventually win this and, i guess, it really works out, brian, that

jeb bush. who was the number one spender in south carolina? jeb bush. he is calling in fourth and sixth places in all of these states. >> spending $2,000 per vote in many cases. >> he should have been able to stay on until the very end when there is a candidate that the establishment candidate was really rattled by. because of the way they spent money. he blew it. he has been running on fumes. they have zero hard dollars left and almost all the super pac money was gone. absolute political malpractice. whether or not you like jeb bush as a candidate and as a talent, the way that campaign was run is absolute lip ridiculous. >> it is not about the money. it is the strategic decision. it is what lauren alluded to. they've all spent mind boggling amounts of money. >> he spent the most. >> the strategic decision that will be dissected as people now begin the process of looking at what went wrong will be what you alluded to. that trump successfully branded him the day -- he did as chuck said. he announced the morning after jeb. he rode down that escalator. and

his brother, jeb by his side. the ads already out. >> i know jeb . i know his good heart and his strong back bone. jeb will unite our country. he knows how to bring the world together against terror. experience and judgment count in the oval office. jeb bush is a leader who will keep our country safe. >> donald trump ripping the move this morning tweeting, quote, funny jeb didn't want help from his family in his failed campaign and didn't want to use his last name and then mommy and now brother. athena jones live in charleston following the family affair. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. after his less than impressive performances in the first two contests of the year the stakes are high for jeb bush here in south carolina. his team is making a big play for this state so they are bringing out perhaps their biggest gun, george w. bush. it is a whole new stage in the race for jeb . george w. bush hitting the campaign trail tonight for the first time since leaving office. >> is he a popular republican? you bet he is. >> reporter: the former pres

jeb sees a better tomorrow.d i believe the best days are ahead of us and that we are on the verge of the greatest time to be alive in human history. an optimistic future means people can find good work. we need a president who will make the private sector, not the public sector, a priority. jeb has led out an attainable goal, and understandable goal, which a leader must do, and that is to have 4% economic growth a year. the cornerstone of his policy is to empower entrepreneurs and small is this ownership the dreamers who drive the american economy. he laid out a specific plan, a well-thought-out plan, a measured plan, that he will put into action when you send him to the white house. jeb understands the most solemn job of the president is to protect us. your most solid job as voters is to elect a man who knows how to deal with the problems we face. i have studied jeb's plan to defeat isis. he relies on our intelligence community. he will take their sound advice and implement that plan. we need a leader who knows

that -- on jeb. done anything for me, and the fact that he did not -- he did not bring his family in it from the beginning and sort of delayed it, and the fact that ! is one thing. i amepublican attack -- just really disappointed in almost all of them except john kasich and rubio. i hate that bashing. host: we're running out of 10. let me ask you, who are you going to support? have you made up your mind yet? no, sir. i will not make my mind up until april. appreciate the call. we will show you the this event later on c-span. thanks for all your calls. house"d to the white began in iowa, and we moved to new hampshire, clinton social first in the nation primary, and now we begin to test the candidates and their message. we moved south to south carolina, first southern primerica to the party caucuses in the data or the democrats and republicans. more than likely we will see candidates dropped out of the then so the field will narrow, and then we move into early march, super tuesday, the start of winter

let's stay on jeb right now. you saw a different jeb. we have another jeb sound bite i want to play. you saw a different jeb out there tonight. take a look at this. >> if you are tired of the politics of division, if you want someone with a proven record, a solid conservative who acted on his conservative beliefs each and every day as governor, someone with 32 years of private sector experience, then you are looking at the nominee for the republican nomination, and i can beat hillary clinton. i can promise you that. >> so douglas, where has that jeb bush been? >> he's been in hiding quite a bit. i think jeb bush had a very bad out of the gate start in the summer. jeb bush discombobulated him. that term low energy stayed on him. he bobbled questions about his brother early in the campaign. today you see a jeb bush that's got a little bit of momentum going. i thought it was a marvelous speech by george w. bush coming on presidents' day, fired up the crowds a little. and at least, if jeb bush goes down in flames in south carolina, or if his

he's very much for jeb and very proud of him. >> jeb, you have talked about a minute ago you said that's a lot of pressure on you living up to your family. you have struggled with how you balancing your own man. >> yes. >> and your family. now, your mom's up here campaigning for you. your brother is just cut an ad for you. have you changed strategy? >> no. no. i didn't say i'm struggling with being a bush, i'm 62 years old for crying out loud, i stopped getting therapy about this a long time ago. you know how i did it in my mid-20s, i'm a goal driven guy. got out of college in two years, had a family. i wanted to be half the man my dad was. my adult life has worked out pretty good, if i can get to half as good as he is in terms of being a husband, a father, a person that cares about people. so, i don't have any struggles about being a bush. it's not conflict at all. the fact that my brother is supporting me and my mom is up here campaigning the way i think about it would be weird if they weren't. what would that say? >> donald trump is still leading in the polls. and wolf blitzer recen

it was always, is jeb bush going to run? did he wait too long, and by the he couldn't have picked a worse time. everyone talked about this. it's been picking a fight with the pope, boycotting a debate and getting into twitter wars. it's these raw meat kinds of things. jeb bush wanted to talk about social security and education reform. he couldn't get attention. the other problem, i think, his campaign really underestimated donald trump add the electorate. they were laughing at trump. he was third in the polls. his staff barely concealed that. the president was all but giddy. they were excited about trump because they thought he was a joke as a candidate. look who is laughing now. >> they spent a ton of money, and it barely made a blip on the radar. where does that money go now, do >> well, the conventional wisdom is that marco rubio really stands to benefit. once again, to go back to your original point, if you go back a year ago, how many candidates were there? 7 had. there were 14 candidates. marco rubio was the least qual

jeb bush isn't afraid. jeb bush: "that is downright wrong..." he stands up to trump for his liberal democratic positions. calls out trump for insulting women, attacking the disabled... even trashing a decorated war hero. trump: "i like peoplethat weren't captured..." jeb bush: "john mccain is an american hero..." jeb bush. the better man. the real conservative. a commander in chief. right to rise usa and 70s and lows in the 30s and 40s. rain returns to the forecast monday through wednesday of next week. break 3 and 70s and lows in the 30s and 40s. rain returns to the forecast monday through wednesday of next week. break 3 one of the big questions for the jeb bush's super pac continues to throw mud, this time about john kasich. newt gingrich responded, "any suggestion that john kasich is anti-defense is simply false. i served with him for sixteen years and he consistently fought for a better, more effective military. any ad attacking kasich on and oh in the s-e-c. the gamecocks are pursuing a perfect conference record...they're 12 and oh...with f

bush: i know jeb. jeb will unite our country. he knows how to bring the world together against terror, he knows when tough measures must be taken. experience and judgment count in the oval office. john: jeb has wrestled with the question of whether or not to play the dynasty card. he's now playing it. will it help or hurt him? mark: it will help them in the abstract, assuming that voters are still open to jeb bush. other campaigns claim that bush has no chance to surge. there is public polling that suggest he has moved up. female voters, older voters, national security voters may look at the endorsement of his mother and brother and remind them selves that this is a brand that served the party well. he is right to play it. as voters shop around, this may be a good play for him. john: my view has always been with all candidates, you play the hand you are dealt. mitt romney, he passed obamacare. marco rubio -- play that hand. i always thought jeb bush should come up with an answer but more or less use his family. you cannot run fro

he said this about jeb bush. "jeb bush has zero communication skills, so he spent a fortune of special interest money on a super bowl ad. he is a weak candidate." then the return, "you aren't just a loser, are you a liar and a whiner. john mccain is a hero. over and out." has jeb bush found what he thinks is going to work in new hampshire and beyond, dana? >> reporter: he hopes so. i actually just sat down moment ago with jeb bush. i'm around the corner from him speaking live. we didn't want to interrupt him. right before he began to speak, i talked to him because -- i asked him about that. also just about the broader idea that he came in to this campaign saying that he really only wanted to run if he could do so joyfully. does that square with tweeting that someone is say whiner, loser, and liar, the tweet that you just read to the viewers. his answer was, look, i'm the guy standing up to donald trump, you know, he said, i'm going to be joyful, but i'm also a warrior. he genuinely feels -- and i think we've seen

jeb failed as jeb. and enlisted mommy and his brother who got us into the quick sand of iraq, spent $120 million. weak, no chance. do you think it makes him look weak? >> well, it does, only in that he hasn't done this until now. he's gone to such lengths not even to use his last name on the placards, that it looks like its desperate. it's not weak to bring in your family. especially if your family is of great prominence but opens you to that kind of attack at this point in the campaign. >> when the word election, established equalled -- >> a reminder of the dynasty. how much you're a part of that city. plays in the cruz, trump narrative publicly. >> and speaking on the trail, one of the sec super tuesday states. and hillary clinton spoke last night in st. paul, minnesota. let's listen to that. >> i was very honored after running a hard campaign against then senator obama to be asked to serve as his secretary of state. and i had a front-row seat in watching him do what needed to be done and responding t

actually the person i called the names is jeb because jeb is in favor of common core.en have to be taken care of from washington. he's weak on immigration. i mean just look at these things. remember he said, it was on your show, i saw, they come as an act of love, immigration. on -- you remember the thing on -- let's see, i just wrote down one other thing here. the texas stadium. when he talks about the taking of land, well, they used -- the bush family used the taking of land privately, eminent domain, on texas stadium. so you look at this guy and it's absolutely amazing. >> but he says specifically -- >> he didn't know that they used -- wolf, he didn't know that they used private -- that they used -- that they privatized it. he didn't know that, but they used it on texas stadium. having to do with eminent domain. and he didn't even know that. and on top of it, wolf, he spent over $100 million and he's a failed candidate. i mean he's a laughing stock. >> well, he says you aren't just a loser -- he says you're not just a loser, you're a liar and a whiner. those are pre

. >> jeb, oh. he's asleep, he's asleep at the wheel, folks. >> trump says he's running a positive campaign but the gloves keep coming off. what to expect at tonight's republican debate. >>> plus hillary clinton continues to cling to obama's presidency. will this tactic help or hurt her in south carolina. >> i think millions of americans are better off because of his presidency. >>> what we know about the flint water crisis just got worse. our exclusive interview. >> i think it is a cover up. i think it stinks. >> you're live in the cnn newsroom. >>> hello again, thanks for joining me, i am fredricka whitfield. one week until one of the most influential, contentious presidential primaries, south carolina. this is a critical day for six remaining candidates who will face off in a debate tonight in greenville. as we saw in new hampshire, a debate could change everything. while all the candidates are preparing a good offense and defense, some are still working the ground game. jeb bush spoke to voters

why do you think it has been so rough for jeb?>> i don't think it has been rougher for jeb than anyone else. i think honestly, the press doesn't ever mention jeb, they don't. he's a nonperson and they should mention him because he's the best qualified, he has the best record. he was a great governor. and i think they should mention him. >> i heard you say you think he's too polite. >> i think he's too polite. he ought to interrupt. the others interrupt all the time. he ought to butt in. but that's because he's too nice. >> you know, there's no such thing as being too nice. being nice doesn't mean you're not strong, that you don't have fortitude. i got to be governor of the largest swing state in the country, i made really tough decisions, but you don't have to disparage people, that's not a sign of strength. in reality tv world we're living in, insulting people is strength, but that's ridiculous. we are electing a president. presidents need to have a steady hand and be strong on behalf of people that are struggling. i don't think

he's very much for jeb, and very proud of him. >> jeb, you have talked about a minute ago, you said that there's a lot of pressure on you living up to your family. you have struggled with how you balance being your own man. >> yes. >> and your family. now your mom is up here campaigning for you. your brother has just cut an ad for you. have you changed strategy? >> no. and i didn't say i'm struggling with being a bush. i'm 62 years old for crying out loud. i stopped getting therapy about this a long time ago. i did it in my mid-20s. i'm a goal-driven guy. got out of college in two years. already had a family. i decided i wanted to be half the man my dad was. my adult life has worked out pretty good, if i can get to half as good as he is in terms of being a husband, a father, a person that cares about people. so i don't have any struggles about being a bush. it's not a conflict at all. the fact that my brother is supporting me and my mom is up here campaign, the way i think about it, it would be kind of weird if they weren't. what would that say? >> donald trump is still leading in the po

jeb bush is out. that's critical for them, and they're going to try to say it's only us now to take on trump and cruz. and john kasich is going to say, not so fast. he's going to have an argument to make now against marco rubio about why the establishment should start consolidating around him and his executive experience and his battleground state, versus marco rubio's battleground state. so, i think that john kasich isn't going to sort of let marco rubio just consolidate establishment support and call it a day. i think that on our houston debate stage on thursday night, guys, watch how kasich and rubio square off against each other. >> excellent plug for the debate thursday night in houston. >> well done, david. >> thanks, david. >> you've now won your payment today. >> let us know when you hear about rubio/cruz, who won there, because we're waiting for that call here. >> because they both basically claimed victory today. >> both for second and third place claimed victory. all right, but let's talk a

thank you. >> jeb! jeb! >> thank you. thank you, lindsey. when i began this journey in miami i said i would campaign as i would serve. going everywhere, speaking to everyone. keeping my word. facing the issues without flinching and staying true to what i believe. for the better part of a year i've endeavored to do just exactly that. i have put for the a vision for america that includes all because our country deserves a president for everyone. the presidency is bigger than any one person. it is certainly bigger than any candidate. it is not, we're different in our country because our head of state is not above us but because the head of state are part of the people. in a government of the people by the people and for the people, we elect a president and perfect under god's wachful eye. i've had a front row seat to this office for most of my adult life. i've seen fallible men rise up to the challenges of our time with humility and clarity of purpose, to make our nation safer, stronger and freer. i firmly believe the american people must entru

fail-safe to jeb bush. if two of the three are out of the race and you start consolidating numbers, that person is taking donald trump one-on-one, donald trump has hit his ceiling. we know he is going to get one third of the primary voters out there right now. marco rubio ceiling as we have seen from august all the way through continues to rise. part of the reason why he gave a victory speech in iowa was because he was polling in fifth or sixth place and get to a third place. he almost beat donald trump in iowa where he was winning for four months >>> stand by. jeb bush is now taking to the stage. >> when i began this journey in miami i said i would go everywhere speaking to every, keeping my word, facing the issues without flinching and staying true to what i believe. for the better part of a year i have endeavoured to do just exactly that. i have put forth a vision for america that includes all because our country deserves a president for everyone. the presidency is bigger than any one person and certainl

people know i'm jeb bush.the fact my mom is campaigning here in new hampshire and i'm proud of my brother's service and the fact he would actively campaign for me. >> reporter: you said from the beginning you had to earn it yourself. >> yeah. >> reporter: on the other hand, your parents, your brother, are very popular with republican voters. >> yes. >> reporter: did you maybe wait too long to bring them out? >> no, i don't think so. the intention was always to do this when people start to focus on the race. i've always felt that, that their high expectations on me, and know one hasgher expectations on me than me. if it make as difference it will be a positive, not a negative for sure. >> reporter: did you ever imagine donald trump would be out here leading? >> it's a sign of the time we're in with deep disaffection, with the anger people feel that they're lamping on to a reality tv star. my challenge is disconnect them from him, because he's not going to solve their problems. he's not going to lift people up.

i want to go to jeb bush's headquarters.lightly behind ted cruz, 11% of the vote outstanding. what's been the reaction over there? >> hi. you heard say that the cruz campaign is happy with his third place, possibly fourth place finish in this race. the bush camp sees this as a win. they're in a fight right now for third place, they're painting this as a win given how far bush has come. he was written off and now he's back in the conversation and they believe he's in the best position to head into south carolina. they say they're well organized in that state. he should compete better with evangelicals than he did in new hampshire. he told me that the military population of voters in south carolina will be beneficial to bush who has laid out a plan for instance to defeat isis. they're excited about tonight. bush is on the plane to south carolina where he'll hold his first event tomorrow. they say that they're very well organized there. they've had a 20 plus staffers in the state and that they've made hundreds of thousands of p

bush. >> jeb bush.o john kasich, he has shocked everyone in the party because he jumped eight points in two days. now in second place. i'm going to tell you, you listen to the tenor of all the other candidates and all of a sudden their tenor softened. listen to donald trump today. he's talking about how we're going to come together. he's listening to what kasich is saying. he understands what kasich said is resonating. that's what i think america's going to start to understand. you gave him a chance yesterday. he shocked the media. he's had more time on the air. today mr. kasich has been on all day today and people are starting to hear the fact there is a candidate among all the continue of separatisseparatism. there's some wheat that's risen above the chafe and that's kasich. >> i hear you about preschool, the point remains the same. my question to you is why do you think the governors in this race, bush, christie, kasich, why do you think they haven't done better? >> i don't believe that christie/bush

jeb has spent an inordinate here. if this trend continues tonight, there will be a lot of pressure on him to make a decision. michael: we are back. it is 8:00. the polls have been closed for about an hour, and we have team coverage. carol: we have reporters in columbia, spartanburg, and greeneville as well, all waiting to hear from candidates. patrick hussion is with the trumpet camp. -- trump camp. michael: how is the crowd at the spartanburg marriot. patrick: i have been pushed off of the main floor at this point. we will work on that. i have been told that ououide right now there are more than

jeb was defending and i think jeb was good but rubio really had the money lines. he was saying -- i thank god that george bush was president on 9/11 and not al gore. he was very, very strong. >> john kasich a number of aw shucks moments. we can't get into this, i'm going to stay positive. how did you see it tonight? >> i think john kasich, he makes a really good point in that i think there are a lot of democrats smiling tonight when the debate opens with the republicans relitigating the iraq war, relitigating the george w. bush presidency which is popular in south carolina but broadly not popular. when you are running for the presidency you want to run to the future and not relitigate the past. so if you look at what john kasich said, he's right. but this is something that chris christie tried repeatedly and republican voters didn't respond to it. they want to see some of the fights and see people mixing it up. it tells them you are going to mix it up against hillary clinton. so john kasich i think did fine for what he seems to be going for and i know he is lookin

if you're a maybe jeb bush supporter and looking at the other candidates, i think jeb benefitted from couple of good substantive exchanges with trump. i'm not a trump guy, everybody know that. i thought trump had the worst of his debates tonight. he had several times when he seemed to not know what he was talking about, which has happened before. at one point, charles said there's sometimes moments in the debate that don't stick out at first, at one point as trump was litigating the dispute with jeb bush he said the following. i don't often agree with marco. i don't often agree with ted. and he was talking about, you know, their criticism of jeb on immigration, but i think it was an actually interesting point in a broader sense. i think he's right. he doesn't often agree with marco, he doesn't often agree with the ted because he's not a conservative. so tonight you had him defending tape dane -- eminent domain, blaming george bush for 9/ 1. republicans might vote for someone who is a populist, but if they want to know what they get in donald trump they got it tonight. >> and ben carso

cruz, rubio and jeb bush and non-candidate george w. bush. the former president on the campaign trail in support of younger brother jeb. it was w's first time in full-on campaign mode since barack obama won in 2008. he returned trump's fire. and dana bash has the latest. >> reporter: miguel and alison, george w. bush back in the spotlight. he drew a big crowd for his brother and drew distinctions between his brother and trump. he did not mention his name, but described his persona that we have become used to see, the character that drawn so many supporters to him. the point that george w. bush was trying to make is america shouldn't go for somebody who preys on the fears and frustrations of americans. they should go for a strong and steady hand. somebody who is not necessarily the loudest person in the room. clearly describing his brother. >> the presidency is a serious job that requires sound judgment and good ideas. and there's no doubt in my mind that jeb bush has the experience and character to be a great president. >> reporter: but what

jeb bush is fourth and other candidates are slaugiogging thr the new hampshire snow and jeb bush's mother hitting the campaign trail, trump was stuck in new york city after flying back home in his private jet. the democrats are throwing off enough heat to melt all that snow. they slugged it out in a fiery debate and hillary clinton tries to gain ground in new hampshire, as she sees her national lead shrinking dramatically. she's gone on the attack accusing bernie sanders are smear tactics. >>> and we're getting chilling new details on the explosion aboard a somali airliner. investigators now suspect the man blown out of the plane was the bomber and carried a laptop computer packed with military-grade explosives. our correspondents, analysts and guests will have full coverage of all the day's top stories. with donald trump trapped in new york the other candidates had the snow-covered campaign trail to themselves today but it's stuff sledding out there. jim acosta is following the republican field. jim, what's the very latest? >> reporter: wolf, with just four days to go till the new hampsh

people said oh, no, we love you jeb. take a listen. >> the people of iowa and south carolina and new hampshire have spoken and i really respect their dedecision. so, tonight i'm suspending my campaign. yeah, yeah. [ applause ] >> reporter: governor bush went on to say that he believes the next president needs to be someone who sees himself as a servient and not a master. he also said that despite what you may have heard, ideas matter, policy matters, two ideas seemed to be veiled references to donald trump, who was his chief sparing partner for months and it became clear that this wasn't shaping up to be a good night for jeb bush. people close to his campaign have been saying that maybe originally they wanted to come in third but maybe a close fourth could allow him to stay in the race. the gap right now -- i know we're still getting results in -- but it looks like more than a dozen points. so, he decided that he had to bow out. and in a nod to marco rubio, said he led a campaign of ideas. this is how it all ends for gov

jeb bush was the number one candidate. he was far and away the guy poised to win the nomination. >> jeb bush created the perfect foil. you don't have trump's success without bush. the fear of a bush/clinton match up and the same old people and can't we move on to something new. donald trump looks good and a compelling message and he gave rise to him, i think. jeb bush, leaving the race and some of the support to marco rubio. that is not a boon. it may not be so helpful for the next person. >> we know that tom ridge, who had thrown his support and endorsement to jeb bush is endorsing john kasich. and so there is departure from the bush supporters go to rubio, jackie. could there be other big endorsements, will they throw support and will any of them go for donald trump. >> all endorsements are not created equal. and with all due support to former governor ridge, it is the network that person commands as much as their word. i am not sure his network and how much it will help john kasich in the end of the day. rubio is suckin

jeb -- jeb is so wrong. you've got to fight isis first. you fight isis first. right now you have russia, you have iran, you have them with assad and you have them with syria. you have to knock out isis. they're chopping off heads. these are animals. you have to knock them out. you have to knock them off strong. you decide what to do after. you can't fight two wars at one time. if you listen to him and you listen to some of the folks that i've been listening to, that's why we've been in the middle east for 15 years and we haven't won anything. we've spent $5 trillion in the middle east because of thinking like that. we've spent 5 -- lindsey graham, who backs him, who had zero on his polls, let me just tell you something. [ booing ] we've spent -- we've spent -- [ booing ] i only tell the truth, lobbyists. we've spent $5 trillion all overt -- we have to rebuild our country. we have to rebuild our infrastructure. you listen to, that you're going to be there for another 15 -- >> governor bush, please respond. >> the very basic fact is that vladimir putin is not goi

bush said if jeb loses badly to rubio here in new hampshire, jeb, quote, is toast.>> no. i think -- first off, i don't expect him to lose badly to anybody here in new hampshire. i think he's coming up fast on the outside. i actually think and the way i see this primary is that donald trump has a ceiling of 25%, 30%, which means 75% to 70% of the vote is going to go to somebody else. i do think it's going to go to one or two or three people. i think one of though is going to be jeb. i think you're going to see some vote coalesce very quickly, as it always does in new hampshire. new hampshire decides late and moves en masse. i think they'll move towards jeb because he's really a qualified guy who would be a great president. there's some other people who are talented in this race and they may also be in that mix. but my view is this is going to be a different result than what the polls say. new hampshire historically, the one thing you can predict about it, it's going to be unpredictable and i think this will happen again. >> lindsey graham also told our own wolf blitz

bush head lined a rally for his brother, jeb. randall pinkston reports. >> if jeb bush eventually wins the republican presidential nomination. the vent here may be the turning point. former president bush joked that he has stayed out of sight after leaving the white house to work on a tree farm to work on a stump speech. turns out it was good practice not for himself, but for his brother, jeb. campaigning at an enthusiastic rally in north charleston. >> thank you for your hard work for jeb and thank you for what you are going to do, which is to vote for him on saturday here in the great state of south carolina. >> polls suggest many south carolina republicans are turning their backs on jeb for donald trump, which launched withering criticism of both bush brothers. >> we do not need someone in the oval office who mirrors and inflames our anger and frustration. we need someone who can fix the problems that cause our anger and frustration and that's jeb bush. >> i always said in fact i would tell him, i said why don't you use the na

each vote cost jeb about $1,200. on the other end of the spending spectrum is the winner of the new hampshire primary donald trump whose campaign dropped $3.7 million on ads and ted cruz spent $585,000 and came out in third place. in total campaigns in both parties opened their wallets in new hampshire, in some cases nearly emtd their wallets spe. >> live for us. thank you. that is it a lot of money. new hampshire is in the books albeit an expensive books for some folks, but if you're looking for clarity during this election season don't bet on it. why we are in this 2016 race for the long haul. thank you for joining us. >> gool. so traditionally if you take a look at new hampshire we would have a clearer picture as to where things are going to move from here, but you say that's not necessarily the case this year. >> it's not. first of all, you have a lot of candidates running who are pledging to go on to south carolina regardless of the outcome. the surprise -- there's some surprises last night for some people. john

i know jeb. i know his good heart and his strong back bone. jeb will unite our country.xperience and judgment count in the oval office. jeb bush is a leader who will keep our country safe. >> jeb is the nicest, wisest, most caring, loyal, disciplined, decent and honest, he is everything we need in a president. >> we'll start with you and go counter clockwise. >> i love it. i love it. i love it. i love the bush family. i like jeb. i think he is a great guy. i love w. i love 41. i love the mccains. what can i say? i love family. she is very believable. >> do you love hillary? >> no. i think this is effective. it works for someone like myself. she is not a phony. this is an authentic genuine human being. i think if she didn't think he had what it takes to be president, she wouldn't go out there. good idea or bad idea? that he need someday help? >> he definitely needed some help. he needs help. and you can argue that the bush name carries baggage and you can argue it per situationively but his family, if he knocks rubio, he has a problem. there he was pushing rubio as vp for

. >> joining you live with breaking news from former florida governor, jeb bush. calling it quits. >> america is a country who thinks big, and acts boldly and leads without apology. it's up to the next president to restore that leadership. i'm proud of the campaign that we've run to unify the country, and to advocate conservative solutions to give the americans the ability to rise up and reach their potential. but the people in iowa, and south carolina, have spoken and campaign. >> now tonight's decision comes back to the polls, closed in south carolina, here are the results from the state, where 50 delegates are at stake. donald trump finishes up on top. marco rubio second, and ted cruz is 22 peculiar. -- 22%. >> there's nothing easy of running for president, i can tell you. it's tough, nasty, mean, vicious, and it's beautiful. when you win it's beautiful. >> the 21st century conservative movement is the son of a bartender and a maid from cuba. tonight, stands one step closer of being the president of the united states. >> the south carolina democrats go to the polls next week. here'

jeb bush wants to stop him. jeb bush, who has -- >> can jeb bush do it? that's the question everybody is asking as we enter south carolina. >> look, i don't think jeb bush has a way to be the republican nominee and i don't think if he could be the republican nominee it would be worth a nickel, because the party would hate him so much by the time he got there, i don't know that would work out. but could he stop marco rubio in south carolina? maybe. his brother is hitting the trail for him. jeb bush still has a lot of money. they could run a lot of attack ads on marco rubio and drag him out of the race. but rubio could come back. >> i just get confused. we're talking about these candidates trying to appeal to the evangelical voter and they're launching these attacks on each other. donald trump calling ted cruz a cheater. jeb bush a lightweight. i'm looking at tweets that have gone on today and it's not just donald trump. it's getting fiery in the state of south carolina. >> well, let's not blame south carolina for this, because it's sort of where we are in

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you know, jeb and marco.e you even see jeb bush making a decision about who he would support, if anyone. >> i'm not sure but i think one thing that's really obvious to me is that i don't think that the animosity that you're describing between maybe how jeb feels about marco really goes toward the donors and i think a lot of people who like marco were torn between marco and jeb. whether it's people working for that campaign. do i go with marco or do i go with jeb ooecheven some of the voters. so many of these voters are going to go to marco and so many of the donors are also going to go to marco. if you were in the trump camp, i think that marco is pretty much the establishment next choice. >> okay. and, well, but isn't marco, you know, rubio already trying to change his dialogue a little bit as if he is trying to distance himself from the establishment? just listening to his, you know, talk this morning and even last night after that second runner up win in south carolina, rachel. >> yeah but one of the thing