>> it's clearly a new jeb bush. and you can tell by watching him on the debate stage and on the stump. i talked to him some about donald trump. it's a subject that jeb bush seems now after several months excited to talk about and excited to hit hard. listen. >> this guy's not going to win the nomination. that's the basic point. he's not going to win the nomination because he's not a serious candidate. and all the other candidates seem to be intimidated by him but i'm not. he's a bully. he's not a serious candidate. we need to change direction as it rilts to national security. >> it's interesting. you saw his superpac backing jeb bush put out a commercial today, a video that has been on the air waves talking about donald trump, it says that jeb bush is the only candidate willing to stand up to the bullies. >> we don't usually see jeb bush doing interviews and people have been complaining. why does donald trump get so much coverage and press? he agrees to a lot of interviews. jeb bush i imagine is feeling he should do

it's a little bit hard to tell with jeb bush, but i think that in waterloo, iowa, tonight, jeb bush has just announced that he is going to pick a woman for a running mate. he's going to pick a female vice presidential running mate if he gets the republican presidential nomination. i think that's what he said. the caveat here is that it's jeb bush. and so sometimes, particularly when he thinks he's got something important to say, he kind of winds up to it and doesn't exactly execute right and it's sometimes hard to know what he means when he talks. but i think this is -- judge for yourself. he may have meant something else entirely but i think he said he wants to pick a female running mate. >> i think my dad loved ronald reagan that his loyalty was proven out. as a result, he was given responsibilities that allowed him to really add value to the relationship. that kind of relationship i think is really important. and should i be elected president, i would have my vice president, i think she will be a great partner. did i say that outloud? we always talk about this with one gender in mind

john: john kasich in jeb bush.uch more of an all or nothing for john kasich, jeb bush could go on a little longer. who do you think, of those two, has a greater likelihood of a breakthrough? nicolle: jeb challenged trump to a debate today. i think -- i don't think jeb bush could have imagined this is where he would find himself, four in the establishment line with the do or die day, but that is where he is. it's not an enviable position but he is making the most of it. he has shaken off all the kinks in his campaign he was suffering from a few weeks ago. he will see if you can write that to success. john: i have said for a while that jeff was done, but -- that jeb was done, but no doubt bush has shown greater improvement. kasich has been on a down slide, bush has been on the upside. not much in the numbers, but it feels as though jeb is freer now from so much of what was weighing him down, and that freedom may unlock an ability to perform and find a moment where he could break. nicolle: and that is what he is despe

>> i've always liked jeb bush.reat candidate. i think the most important thing tonight was trump saying he wouldn't run as an independent. i think that will mean a lot for the republican party not to h he that drag on their electoral votes. >> jose, a lot of good words for chris christie, some surprising ones maybe for trump. again an unscientific focus group here but these are the kinds of conversations that republicans all across the country are having these days. >> steve kornacki, thanks so much. >>> up next, the fed could be poised to raise interest rates today for the first time since george w. bush was president. what the rate hike means and whether it's going to be good for bad news for our personal finances. phil! oh no... (under his breath) hey man! hey peter. (unenthusiastic) oh... ha ha ha! joanne? is that you? it's me... you don't look a day over 70. am i right? jingle jingle. if you're peter pan, you stay young forever. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, yo

. >> do you think jeb bush is scared of you or just scared in general? >> reporter: the front runner calling bush low energy and too nice to be tough. >> do you think he wants to run for president? >> no. he was a happy warrior but he's never been a happy warrior. >> do you think he would kill baby hitler? >> no, he's too nice. >> just hours earlier on the campaign trail in arizona, trump was decidedly unfriendly. >> rand paul doesn't have a chance. i mean, what's he doing? by the way, what is rand paul doing? i don't care anymore. we have to get the right people. i don't care. i don't care anymore. we can't have a continuation of this stupidity of this incompeten incompetence. we want do that when we have carolyn kennedy negotiating trade packs with japan. >> reporter: this as marco rubio and ted cruz continue battling it out. >> everyone on that stage talks tough. >> reporter: after going head to head in tuesday night's debate, they defended their tough talk. >> if attacks are false, i'll tell you truth. >> reporter: rubio focuses on the democrats. >> w

look no further than jeb bush' s struggle. funded by a $100 million dollar super pac that was meant to "shock and awe" other candidates into not running, he' s now in single digits. trump' s increasingly violent language has electrified his supporters. he has mainstreamed prejudice. divide and conquer is his strategy, and thus far it is working. some republican leaders fear that trump' s bitter rhetoric is damaging the gop brand. yet, trump is only as powerful as his performance at the ballot box. his competitors will try to beat back his ideas as we approach the all-critical iowa caucus and new hampshire primary. in the end, the people have the future of a political party, but the nation as well. what do you think? tweet me and use the hashtag #matteroffact. connect with us anytime on twitter, facebook, or our website, matteroffact.tv. >> when we come back -- is fernando: once again, a critical issue of national importance is being captured by ideology. facts and reason get tossed to the curb. i' m talking about gun control.

jeb bush, not that much time. rand paul, carly fiorina also had a harder time, john, in the past than getting words in edgewise and then john kasich. >> bush making the most of his time, speaks to the point we're hearing from the panel here, which is maybe he did make the most of his moment last night. let me ask you something. when you get to the lower time allotments, you think that's also an indication of who really is slipping out of this top tier of candidates? >> yes, absolutely. someone like carson who -- >> you think that last night was bad for him last night? >> oh, yeah. >> you think he's going to drop again? >> he's had such a flame out over the last couple of weeks and months here. and he doesn't interject the way -- in an aggressive way the way the other candidates do. that's really his loss. >> fiorina tried it last night. >> finally you weren't allowed to. >> the extra two points cruz had were the two he was trying to talk over wolf which is not a good moment. >> as if anybody didn't know it, i calle

the jeb bush we've seen before. some of the heated exchanges were between the former florida governor and donald trump including this one. >> honestly i think jeb is a very nice person. he's a very nice person but we need tough people. we need toughness. we need intelligence and we need toughness. jeb said when they come across the southern border they come as an act of love. >> you said on -- >> am i talking or are you talking? >> i'm talking. >> you can go back. you're not talking. >> september 230th. >> have you apologized yet? no. am i allowed to finish? >> one at a time. >> excuse my, am i allowed to fin zblish governor bush has not let up on mr. trump. is it too late to make up lost ground? poll numbers remain in the low single digits. today russia's president vladimir putin had unsolicited lavish praise for donald trump. another bizarre neurosurgeon an election like none we have ever seen. jeb bush joins me from el paso. good evening, governor. >> good evening. how are you doing? >> great. listen, i want to st

jeb bush is in a four-way tie with 3% of the vote who trump focused on today. id, "the last thing our country need is another bush! dumb as a rock!" and@jebbush should remain true to himself. these are among the many tweets trump fired at bush. now, just to be fair, bush did start it. he took the first swing when he tweeted "does donald even know putin backs iran/assad? does he care? we must stand up to putin not cod dell him #chaoscandidate." >> i don't think it's about who is threatening trump. the reality is, jeb bush is not popular in this type of republican primary base. donald trump knows that. so when you send out a tweet like that and kind of make fun of jeb bush or make fun of the family even, never mind it's a revered republican family, you know, you sort of get a lot of likes and retweets. donald trump is more controversial in conservative circles, certainly on talk radio to, go after jeb bush and it's all strategic and i think we saw that at the debate in las vegas when jeb bush was saying things donald trump didn't like it. but mainly, it's a simple

the jeb bush that showed up to earlier debates. some of the most heated exchanges were between the former florida governor and donald trump including this one. >> i think jeb is a very nice person. but we need tough people. we need toughness. we need intelligence and we need tough. >> you said in september 30th that isis was not a -- >> am i talking or are you talking? >> i'm talking. >> you can go back. you interrupted me. are you going to apologize, jeb, no. am i allowed to finish? >> one at a time. >> governor bush has not let up on mr. trump. the question is, is it too late to make up lost ground in poll numbers are in the low single digits. and vladimir putin had lavish praise for donald trump. a bizarre turn in an election like none we have ever seen. jeb bush joins me now from el paso. i want to start with your reaction that vladimir putin said donald trump is a bright and talented person and the absolute leader of the presidential race and donald trump says it is a great honor to be nicely complimented by a man so highly res

and one person you hear over and over is jeb bush.is campaign will say, no, not at all, no chance we will stay in through iowa, new hampshire, and beyond. we have a path. increasingly, a lot of his donors do not believe that is true. this is the most critical week of this campaign, i believe, for jeb bush. the rise of ted cruz, for all that worry about donald trump, people worry about ted cruz being the party's nominee. watch stage right to see if anyone is on the verge of leaving. >> a terrible year for jeb. end it on a better note, abby? >> i got back from spending a week and a half in san bernardino. and that investigation continues to expand in ways that i think are pretty surprising. a lot of it's pointing to perhaps an intelligence failure, which puts ted cruz in a really tough spot. he's supported the national security agencies' intelligence or program that would roll back some of their intelligence gathering efforts, and it's not just rubio that's going to be hammering him on that. we see chris christie coming out of the woodw

jeb bush saying donald trump can't insult his way to candidacy. >> jeb bush is coming off a strongestebate performance that we've seen jeb bush have. one of the reasons it was because he actually got under donald trump's skin for a minute. donald trump is totally ruined jeb's parade. he didn't think this was the race he would be running. he's been trying to recalibrate. >> and donald trump got in the day after jeb bush and has been on top of this race ever since. and jeb bush's problem now is he's still trying to convince his donors to stay with him instead of all the other candidates are busy cultivating new support, they hope. >> one fast point, too. what jeb said in the same event i think it was a fascinating point. we're going to see more of. saying you guys have the important task. this crucial role. if you elect donald trump that's going say something about you guys. >> it's on you. >> and you know new hampshire the electorate is conscious of their status. >> 25 seconds. last word here. in a way it may not hurt donald trump. it might hurt everyone else competing in new hampshire

jeb bush was still debating strategy on security issues. (sot/ jeb bush / gop presidential candidate :54- 1:00) "the idea you can prey on people's fears is not who we are as a nation, it is not who we are as a party" while frontrunner donald trump stuck to a hardline approach. (sot: donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate 1:05-1:07 "it was a great debate, i really enjoyed it." many of the candidates head to iowa for the holidays where the caucuses are now just 46 days away. chris clackum, nbc news. >> << >> weather ad-lib . the wind will continue to be brisk both tonight and tomorrow as aa few peeks of sun return, but a brighter day will be had on friday as temperatures remain near 30 degrees. we'll be much closer to 40 over the weekend with some decent sunshine before clouds retrn, but mild weather sticks around early next week. in the meantime, safe travels this morning! see graphics. >> authorities continue to authorities continue to investigate a house fire sparked by a propane tank explosion late monday night in newcastle, nebraska. o

if you had jeb bush against trump, who do you think won the battle? >> frankly, jeb put in his strongest performance last night. i thought that at times he had trump on his heels. that foretells what he may be able to do, but may be too little too late. actually, i thought one of the very interesting things to watch last night was the debate between cruz and rubio. there was substance there, but then chris pointed out it was like a debate on the senate floor. to quote him, his eyes were glazed over. the reason that trump continues to resume -- resonate with people is because he speaks in common terms. when you start talking about in- depth policy issues the american public gets lost in the weeds and tend to gravitate towards people who can speak clearly and distinctly about things. you saw elements of that on all aspects last night. >> do you think jeb bush was trying to convince the voters, yes, i am good for the country? or was he trying to convince the gop and donors? >> one thing at a time, if he doesn't convince the donors and the gop establishmen

country. >> look, if you look at donald trump, obviously, he is on the other spectrum from where jeb bushas the brains and the guts and he has the experience to be in the oval office, to make tough judgments, to take on isis, to make washington work better. donald trump obviously doesn't have those skills. there are a lot of contrasts we could go about with each of these candidates in the race, not just the three in the ad, but i think it is important to not only sets the stage and show what jeb's attributes are, but also the records and character of the other candidates. mark: this is not a particularly scathing ad. i wonder if you think the public mood is such that they don't want to see a particularly scathing ad. there is no spooky music or jaws theme. why is the tone as tepid as it is? >> again, we want to make sure voters are informed. mark: you are easing into the pool. the water is a little cold. >> i am not going to speculate on what we are going to do down the road. mark: jaws music. >> we did want to make sure that the voters had the visual and understood what they were doing b

and you mentioned jeb bush, right? jeb bush, you said jeff said not a lot of people. he's right. not a lot of conversation happening around the country when it comes to jeb bush, especially in comparison to everyone. there you go. donald trump, back to you, mr. tapper. >> look at that sea of orange. >> i know. >> washington outsiders have dominated the republican race so far. despite getting little love from the gop elite. there's somebody who knows exactly what that's like, a former alaska governor, might have heard of her, sarah palin, here in vegas. who she thinks will win the race and what it takes to grab hold of the nomination, live after this quick message. inthe mid-size van, from mercedes-benz. it's got small-ability and big-ability. towing-ability and stowing-ability. rack-ability and hvac-ability. it's fully customizable and sized just right to give you cupcake-ability, entourage-ability... ...garage-ability and even afford-ability. starting at $28,950. available in cargo or passenger. from mercedes-benz. ♪ ♪ don't just eat. mangia! bertolli. what makesheart healthysal

we haven't talked much about jeb bush. here he is at one of his super pac adds. >> when the attacks come here, the person behind this desk must have to protect your family. [video clip] capturehave voted to terrorist surveillance. 27 generals and admirals promote jeb bush. that was an ad for one of jeb bush's super pac's. that he has about 6% of voters in iowa. we are talking with daniel halper. what is it going to take for jeb bush to climb back up in the polls and regain momentum? guest: i don't think it's possible. [laughter] i think the race has been over for jeb for a long time. i think the chip theory of the race at this point -- i think the jeb bush of the race at this point -- people want people more sensible than him. he is a lot softer or a lot weaker than the numbers are suggesting. i don't think this is the year for jeb bush. a lot of things are not in his favor, particularly, hillary and 10 as the democratic -- hillary clinton as the democratic nominee. i don't think that is who republican voters want. while,n

will jeb bush do more? will we see "x" from jeb bush? i'm not sure that exists for him. >> he needs to show everybody it's there. i think probably chris christie is the person to look at to really come out and have a moment here on the main stage against all these people. then, you know, as you said with cruz and rubio, rubio has done really well in these debate like settings. you know, it's a question of how he carries it further. >> this is the last debate of 2015. how important is it to get in the news in the next two weeks? >> a lot of people will go home and have family conversations. you want a good head of steam. >> marco rubio and ted cruz and chris christie want to be in the stockings of the iowa voters. zach wolf, thank you. the action begins here at 6:00 p.m. eastern. the undercard in the venetian theater. 12 hours, 50 minutes and 40 seconds. 8:30 p.m. eastern time is the coverage of the main stage debate begins. wolf blitzer is the moderator. dana bash is asking questions. hugh hewitt asking questions. it will be a big import

and what americans need right now is fewer e-mails from jeb bush. donate $25 to the bush campaign today and jeb won't get send you 2015. for a $50 donation jeb won't and for $100, jeb will drop out of the race altogether. jeb bush. he doesn't want to be here. help him go home. >> i'm jeb bush and i approve this message. >> jimmy: click your heels together, it will be okay. christmas is almost here. every year around christmas costumes to lighten santa's santa is very busy this time of year. we help him by interviewing kids to determine if they've been naughty or nice. today we had a chat with a young lady who turned out to be very, very nice. >> well, hello. yeah, come on in. how you doing? >> good. >> jimmy: thank you, i'll take your note. how are you? >> good. >> jimmy: my name is jimmy, i'm an elf. >> hi. >> jimmy: this is guillermo. he's alsan elf. >> guillermo: hi. >> jimmy: what is your name? >> elin. >> jimmy: elin? like tiger woods' ex-wife? >> yeah. my name is elin. >> jimmy: let's see, elin, you've written a letter to santa claus. you said,

it's not fair to jeb bush.got no pony in this little race, all right? i'm just here to do an honest appraisal of what happened. jeb bush is a traditional politician who did a good job in florida. he doesn't feel it it all right? he doesn't feel the anger. he doesn't feel the frustration. you know what he does feel? he knows that he understands the issues and that he already performed well.5- and he can't believe he is losing to trump. he cannot believe that 29 people that you you saw think he is a nimrod or whatever. and he can't believe it. >> he attacks hillary clinton and president obama these 29 republican voters started turning the dials up big time for president bush okay. my broader point is yes we should be fair to president bush. his strategy of just saying i'm going to be taking on donald trump it hasn't worked as well donald. you got to put yourself in bush's shoes. the only thing he can do. and i agree working.w the only thing you can do is appeal to the american people and say look, this guy doesn'

this is jeb bush's last chance to try to make something happen. t know that will help jeb very much. he has to campaign and the establishment wants somebody to go after donald trump. donald trump the more he gets attacked the more his numbers go up. today getting closer to 40%. we had many strategists telling us that donald trump would have a ceiling of 25%. he is blowing right through that. >> it is interesting in terms of attacking donald trump. does it work for anybody? it seems like it back fires on everyone. >> when you look at focus groups done especially after the last debate. voters do not want to see republicans attacking each other. they want to see strength but when they see one candidate attacking the other they don't view that as strength. they view that as devisiveness. they don't want to see that. the attack is a very dangerous strategy for jeb bush. what else does he have? nothing. he is giving it a shot. >> among the other candidates are they still continuing to try to play it more from a position of strength? the issue is when you

the presidency was the top social media moment of the debate. >> right. >> could one debate save jeb bushnk it would be very difficult. i think that it certainly gives him a little bit more oxygen, erin. i thought that bush was doing one canned line after another. he delivered it better. i think he seemed -- and i don't know, maybe i'm wrong here, but he seemed a little uncomfortable going on the attack that way. i don't think that's really who he is. but i think he also knows and has been told that he has to do it if he's going to gain any traction. it's a little risky to take on donald trump, because, erin, you know all those people who have taken on donald trump have failed and have dropped in the polls. but i think, again, in this environment we're living in, where people are anxious about terror attacks, i think that the more he calls donald trump an unserious candidate, the better he looks or his advisers think he looks by comparison, so, that's what he's trying to do. >> so, the bottom line is, does this get jeb bush -- how far does this get jeb bush and chris christie? this debate

trump and anna navarro, a good friend of marco rubio but a supporter of former florida governor jeb bush. and anna, in past debates you have admitted to being glum, chum, after jeb's performances. but today it might be a different story because of exchanges like this. let's listen. >> he's a very nice person, but we need tough people. we need toughness. we need intelligence. and we need tough. jeb said when they come across the southern border, they come as an act of love. >> you said in september 30th that isis was not a factor. >> am i talking or are you talking, jeb? >> i'm talking. i'm talking. >> you interrupted me, jeb. are you going to apologize, jeb? no. am i allowed to finish? >> one at a time. go ahead, mr. trump. >> am i allowed to finish? >> a little of your own medicine there. >> governor, please. one at a time. >> so what you saw there was jeb this time going toe to toe with donald trump. there were actually about three exchanges like that. and they all ended essentially the same way, with both of them, you know, saying i win, i win, i win. but it was a little different jeb

jeb bush spending more than $35 million in tv ads. he has single-digit support to show for it. donald trump really trying to dismiss the bush campaign altogether. i think what we did see that was most telling was the exchange between marco rubio and ted cruz, not just one exchange but multiple. on top of domestic surveillance, immigration, defense spending. this really tees up the storyline that we're going to be watching over the next few weeks into the new year. but most importantly what it did with cruz and rubio tangling, with the exception of jeb bush and rand paul, nobody taking on donald trump, it did sort of calcify this race where things stand going to the holidays with donald trump the strong front-runner as we have witnessed in the recent national polls, even after his proposed ban that would not allow non-american muslims from entering the united states. you have trump at one, cruz at two, the rest of the race a little more fluent, particularly the establishment wing, marco rubio had a good night, maybe not a great night. he was first time pressed on his immigration

sot - jeb bush "if we're going to ban all muslims... how are we going to get them to help us destroy isis?" marco rubio - also under attack - on several fronts... over whether surveillance and data collection needs to be ramped up... to track terrorists. sot - sen. marco rubio "that tool w wlost: the metadata tool. thatatas a vavauable tool that we no longer have at our disposal." sot - sen. ted cruz "i would note that marco knows what he's saying isn't true." sot - sen. rand paul "i think marco gets it completely wrong. an argument - that clearly got under governor chris christie's skin. t - govovchris christie "i want to talk to the audience at home for a second. if your eyes are glazing over like mine this is what it is like to be on the floor of the united states senate." but trump and bush quickly brout the fight back. sot - donald trump the southern border they come as an act of love." sot - jeb bush "you said on september 30th that isis was not a factor." sot - donald trump "are you talking or am i talking, jeb?" sot - jeb bush "

is this a public signal this is potentially the beginning of the end for jeb bush? i think it is kind of his hail mary. you look how carson and bush are trying to position themselves. it is basically the opposite of trump. it is authenticity. it is heart-felt, no name-calling. it is just straight politics. i think their style is very reflective of we'll differentiate ourselves dramatically as we can. with bush you're seeing him lean on legacy of his campaign and iowa spending time on the ground and talking to those who supported his father and brother before him. there is a signal it is this or no game at all and thinking a different strategy all together is the only chance that they have if you look at the polls. abby: we showed you guys nationally the "real clear politics" averages, and kevin, i want to pull up the one in iowa. you see carson and bush hanging around, four and five there. you also look at new hampshire. these are states that really matter in the next few weeks. still around a similar place there. could you see a situation where either one of them co

those are the words of presidential candidate jeb bush today, the former florida governor campaigning in his home state. bush spoke to a crowd of supporters at a cuban restaurant near miami. donald trump taking direct aim at both hillary and bill clinton. ed henry is live in washington. i bush lining up a last stand here in his home state of florida? >> reporter: he may be. we're out now five weeks away fm iowa caucus but jeb bush not there today because he is not in the top tier in iowa, new hampshire, evidence in damp. florida has a big primary march 15th so he may be coming up with a plan b to at least try and win his home state. stage some sort of comeback, and that's where he made his case today. listen. >> we will not win by trying to tear people down. we will not win by disparaging people. we will not win trying to prey on people's angst and fears. we'll win when we believe everybody should have the right to rise up. >> still an uphill battle for him in his home state, two recent polls in florida suggesting bush is in fourth place, marco rubio in third, cruz in second, ted cruz

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jeb bush. help him go home. >> i'm jeb bush and i approve this m message. >> jimmy: click your heels together, it will be okay. christmas is almost here. every year around christmas guillermo and i put on elf costumes to lighten santa's workload. santa is very busy this time of year. we help him by interviewing kids to determine if they've been naughty or nice. today we had a chat with a young lady who turned out to be very, very nice. >> well, hello. yeah, come on in. how you u doing? >> good. >> jimmy: thank you, i'll take your note. how are you? >> good. >> jimmy: my name is jimmy, i'm an elf. >> hi. >> jimmy: this is guillermo. he's also an elf. >> guillermo: hi. >> jimmy: what is your name? >> elin. >> jimmy: elin? like tiger woods' ex-wife? yes? >> yeah. my ne is elin. >> jimmy: let's see, elin, you've written a letter to santa claus. you said, i want a barbie >> uh-huh. >> jimmy: and i want a kitty walking set. >> uh-huh. >> jimmy: and i want a playhouse for me. >> yes. >> jimmy: and bea

he then went on to insult jeb bush's family, saying, quote, the last thing our country needs is another as a rock! oh, my gosh. jeremy diamond is at the trump event in cedar rapids, iowa. and he's joining us, but on the phone, because they are doing a routine security sweep there. so, jeremy, where do we begin? i mean, this is just sunken to a whole another level, or depth, i should say. no class, no sophistication. i mean, this kind of responsibility with words? well, where is it? >> yeah, well, i think that we've certainly seen, fred, in the last week, especially during the cnn gop debate earlier this week, jeb bush has decided that he's done with taking donald trump's attacks and not responding. he's done with just trying to run his campaign and ignore trump. he's decided that if he's going to be successful, then he has to hit back at donald trump. and so that's exactly what jeb bush is doing. we're seeing some fighting words from him here. the kind of words that you would expect to hear from donald trump, maybe himself, about another candidate. so certainly, jeb bush is trying to ge

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jersey governor chris christie trailing him by ten points. >> on the republican side, former governor jeb bushow breaking away a bit from the field, ahead of governor chris christie by double digits. >> could we be looking now as we turn to politics at another bush versus clinton showdown? we have a new poll that shows jeb with a commanding lead as the gop front-runner for president. >> the bush surge. the jeb bush surge. that was the other big story, maybe you heard this week. there was a new poll that came out from our friends at cnn. and a lot of people interpreted it not just at cnn, but everywhere, interpreted it as jeb bush. he announces a few weeks ago he's really interested in running for president. now we have a new poll. now he's ahead. i don't think we're in interpreting this thing the right way. i think there's a lot more to this jeb bush story. take a look at this. these are all the polls in national polls that have been taken in the last few months, that match up, mitt romney, jeb bush, krachris christie. the three big hitters on the republican side. and look at this. every singl

for jeb bush. and sure, maybe voters who hate 30-second chunks of jeb bush will love something 30 times longer than that. but if that's the big idea, i don't see much reason to hope. one bush adviser tried to sell the idea that even though they will definitely lose iowa they think they have a chance of winning new hampshire. this bush adviser tells politico, "we are right in the mix in the granite state." if you look at the last new hampshire republican poll which is just out a couple days ago from ppp, jeb bush is not right in the mix with a chance to win new hampshire. jeb bush in new hampshire is in eighth place. he's getting beaten there by carly fiorina and john kasich. he's getting lapped by chris christie. he's losing to donald trump in new hampshire by 22 points, which is better than the 33 points by which he is losing nationally to donald trump. but still. it may seem crazy but it appears now to be almost inarguably true that as national security and terrorism concerns increase in the unit

and today, jeb bush with comments calling donald trump a jerk.e also had this to say. >> the notion that you're banning all muslims sends a really bad signal to people that we cooperate with economically, diplomatically across the board. we need to have -- in a connected world, we need to have relationships that are important. it also means that the kurds. i don't think donald trump knows that kurdish people are muslims. that wouldn't be one of the things that naturally comes to him. he doesn't have much intellectual curiosity. >> and, there you can see jeb bush there making a reference to donald trump's plan to ban muslims from entering the united states, temporarily, at least. but it's interesting, jeb bush there is trying to, you know, oppose that plan. but, of course, we've seen in recent polls, including the fox news poll out yesterday, that the muslim ban does seem to have a popular idea. about half of voters are in support of that plan. and among republican voters, the support numbers are even higher. >> but you know what i thought was so

jeb bush is in fifth place.n the latest national poll of republican voters, from cn, jeb bush is in seventh place with only 3% of the vote. >> i wrant to say, if i don't win, i consider this a total and complete waste of time. >> joining us now, the special correspondent for "the daily beast" political reporter for the boston cloeb. the operation will be spending money on tv. the super pac back in the campaign tends to spend $19 million. the bush support won't have a tv campaign with it. >> right, right. he will have that. the point here, i think, lawrence, is that this bush campaign has squandered a lot of this money. they raised far more money than anybody else. certainly in the early stages of this campaign, and they spent a lot more. they burned through it. we're in a phase here. social media has kind of taken things over. and other forms of communication have taken things over. now i suppose by shifting this to the ground game. because the ground game is more important. you've got to get your caucusgoers ou