he is extraordinarily, i think -- >> jedidiah is right here.p for him is he's getting all the endorsements from sitting senators, sitting congressmen. a lot of big donors. lou: see, you're saying there's a price for that, a quid pro quo. >> there is. lou: say it isn't so. >> many of our donors, that's for sure you. >> want to tell us who you're pulling for. have you got a candidate yet, matt? >> no. >> i do not have a candidate as the chairman of cpac. lou: i won't apologize. >> lou, when people like you don't run on, i don't know what to do. lou: jedidiah, you want to declare? >> jeb bush is not my candidate. i feel comfortable saying that. lou: 14 to go. a volcano getting a lot of attention for doing something spectacular. check this out. look at that, video cam showing not one but two, ah, more to come. we're not through yet. there you go. three. this is one day, folks. four separate volcanic eruptions from the colima volcano in mexico, the amazing eruptions all in one day. officials have warned residents to be aware. now you know why we nee

and fox news contributor jedidiah bila. great to have you here, jedidiah. >> great to be here.: since you are the most festive. >> i'm a christmas tree tonight, merry christmas, everyone. lou: this is quite a pole, the quinnipiac, trump is up by huge margins in every other poll. >> yeah, but he's still on top. i'm not surprised by what we're seeing, talking about ted cruz as the conservative warrior, people nervous about donald trump looking to ted cruz. i'm a little concerned about donald trump and the way he fares against hillary clinton in this poll. not so great. ted cruz and marco rubio doing a lot better. lou: the head-to-head stuff, that's the joke in the polling business. >> i'm just a little concerned about it because when i imagine the debate stage and i watch their debate tactics and study all the candidates and look at the way he debates, i'm a little concerned at the way the media is going to get away with portraying him when he goes against hillary clinton and she plays the woman's card. lou: surrender in favor of whom? >> no, i happen to like his out there, call

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and author, columnist, fox news contributor jedidiah bila. jedidiah, begin with you.heard the same thing from speaker ryan who's gotten so far over his skis, he's got a few scars on his forehead. this is a full retreat on the part of the leadership on capitol hill. >> well, they realize they think they're starting to understand how much people don't like them. mitch mcconnell does not have a large fan base on the conservative side. lou: what do they think they're talking about when they see the polls at 8%? >> i don't know, i think they hang out with each other too much in that little circle and starts to peel like -- lou: can't be an energy thing for either one of them. >> they are waking up now. trump is a force to be reckoned with and will continue to be. you are turning more people against you. people are frustrated with the likes of mitch mcconnell and with how john boehner used to be and likely with how paul ryan will wind up being. the establishment is not loved so everybody they battle becomes more endearing to the conservative public. lou: daniel, has the obv