katrina vanden heuvel. yoer seeing donald trump in command. all of a sudden this barrage. the question is, is it too late? >> the big question is what took so long? trump has been out there for seventh months, basically unchallenged. now you have a joint, mutual destruction pact with cruz and rubio going after him. he didn't earn it. he got $200 million from his daddy. he's a con man. beating up on the little guy. they're on the same message. i even hear that the cruz superpac will go after trump in florida. >> trying to deny him the victory. >> greta, seems like they're throwing everything up on the wall. worried about? >> i don't think he's worried about everything. look at the vote. he's won everything but iowa. he likely won't win texas. he's ahead in all the other polls. including florida. the home state of marco rubio. no matter how much the party leaders talk about it. the pundits. apparently the voters feel differently, at least so far. >> does the establishment -- is there an establishment first? do they stop trump? >> there isn't. i think ted cruz opened the door

>> and katrina vanden heuvel. viable path? >> i think so. not so fast. don't write his obituary. 17 states vote in the next two weeks. whatever happens, he has -- and i think he has a path. he's injected new ideas into this campaign. transformed the the democratic party. opened space for progressive movements. i think he goes to the convention. this goes through may. he'll have pledge delegates. he'll fight to shape the plat form. >> we'll talk to him ahead. >>> right now, to senator ted cruz. he's in arkansas. good morning, senator. >> good morning, george. good to be with you. >> thank you, senator. looking good in texas. donald trump strong in so many other super tuesday states. if he wins everywhere else, how can you prevent him from getting the nomination? chlgt i think super tuesday will be the most important day of the it is now. we're in a strong position in texas. we're running neck and neck with domd throughout states on super tuesday. if conservatives come out and vote on super tuesday, we'll have a strong day. 65% of republicans believe that

katrina vanden heuvel is author of "the nation."er magazine has already made an endorsement for the presidential race, bernie sanders. arianna, how surprised were you by iowa? >> i wasn't really surprised. i think what was surprising is the way all the polls had gotten wrong and the way everybody in the media kept touting those polls saying the "des moines register" poll has it wrong once, outside the margin of error. there was an expectation that trump would win based on nothing more than the way polling results dominate political coverage. in the sense that the media are covering the polls, they are not really covering the campaigns. >> david, you've been writing that you think rubio has a rough road ahead. would you agree, though, that it seems to be separating into three groups, the hard right sort of economic conservatives, plus evangelicals for cruz, the establishment mainstream whatever you call it for rubio, and the strange third group of populus nativists for trump. are those the three categories? >> that sounds right. and

>> and katrina vanden heuvel. the ed dor of "the nation." you endorsed bernie sanders. does bernie sanders have a viable path? >> i think so. not so fast. don't write his obituary. there's a path ahead. 17 states vote in the next two whatever happens, he has -- and i think he has a path. he's injected new ideas into this campaign. transformed the democratic party. opened space for progressive movements. but as donna knows, it's way to early after south carolina. i think he goes to the convention. this goes through may. he'll have pledge delegates. he'll fight to shape the platform. >> we'll talk to him ahead. i want you all to stand by. >>> right now, to senator ted cruz. he's in arkansas. good morning, senator. >> good morning, george. good to be with you. >> thank you, senator. thanks for joining us this morning. new polls out this morning showing you looking pretty good in texas. donald trump strong in so many other super tuesday states. can you prevent him from getting the nomination? >> i think super tuesday will be the most important day of the entire primary. and