. >> joining us now washington beacon reporter lachlan markey.ood to have you with us and congratulations on your good reporting on the nondisclosure and realclearpolitics political reporter caitlyn healy burners. it's good to have you here prayed your first reaction as you your doctor ben carson responds to that story. >> i don't think this is going to affect him in any way an attack i do think it's going to start in tearing him further to his supporters that i will say however that thing carson is a front-runner for the republican nomination. his past history, his biography, everything he has done is going to come under scrutiny and be fÊted just like it is for all the other candidates. >> would you call this betting lachlan? >> i think whether or not it's fair is inevitable for presidential candidate to receive this level of scrutiny but i don't think the treatment he got today from "politico" was fair. the silver lining for him is if you are going to pick any enemy right now as a republican candidate for president i think the press is number

i wonder what happened to him, lachlan?> i think he's got a high floor of support in the sense that he's got very wide name recognition and his style appeals to a lot of people. i think he's got a low ceiling and i think a lot of the bombastic things he said have turned off a lot of people who weren't supporting them. he wasn't the first choice to begin with but i can't see them coming around to support him. i don't know if he has broad enough appeal to lock up the delegates he's going to need. lou: he's always ahead in every state by a substantial margin, with the exception of iowa. >> i think if he continues this pattern with the retweets he gets on television and says he didn't look up, i think he will be viewed less sturdy and less reliable and the ted cruz's and marco rubio's will steal his thunder. lou: lachlan hits the floor when you say trump and you think of a distant cloud. jedidiah bila, lachlan markay, thanks for being with us. >> thank you. lou: a major milestone in the world of commercial spaceflight, this is

lou: jesediah bila and lachlan markay thank you very much. panel joining us later in the broadcast as well as a reminder to vote in tonight's poll. the question is a excited to watch candidates debate one another on the "fox business" network and tell us how they plan to restore prosperity and assure the american dream for all. cast your vote at lou dobbs.com. we would like to hear from him please fellow man social media follow us on twitter. go to our facebook page/lou dobbs links to everything found at lou dobbs.com. up next here china's president meeting with taiwan's president in the first-ever ever encounter between leaders of the neighbors and long-time rivals. the meeting coming as china's economic growth is likely to slow next year and perhaps persist and that slowness. what does it mean for our economy quickly take it appear next. also with us we are previewing the box business republican debate here at the milwaukee theatre tomorrow evening. wow, what an extraordinary magnificent building. we will be right back. stay with us. lou: c

lou: i understand what lachlan is saying here. i agree with you to certain extent but at the same time i don't think many people can tell you what barack obama's tax plan was. i don't think many people can tell you what mitt romney's was or certainly, you know, john mccain's. >> yeah. lou: you have to go back aways. >> lachlan is a bit of a policy wonk. lou: sure. >> not everyone in the audience thinks like that. the way candidates get elected voters have to in them. voters have to listen to what they say hear some policy specifics for sure but that candidate gets them a better job and put more money on their table for them and their families and do what barack obama has not about able to do so far. that is the question. lou: let's go to you for the final word, ed. what do you expect, what do you want? >> i think trump will rise to the occasion. it is his forum because it is about the economy. carson needs to be very careful tonight. this is not the place to defend -- all ben carson should have said i went to yale, i grew up in to