steve hayes, your thought? >> i agree with amy.g up on me. >> i knew you were going to say that. on substance mitt romney made a number of points that are not being made by republican candidates. they have been made by tough opponents. they will be made in a general election if donald trump is a nominee. it's worth having the debate about these things now. lou: two candidates who failed to win the most winnable election? 2012 suddenly have big opinions of themselves in an election of which they are not apart. this is a betrayal of a man whose endorsement he sought. >> why isn't he allowed to have an opinion. i heard your interview with congressman meadows. but he's made an endorsement. paul ryan hasn't even made an endorsement. i think it's well within his rights to pick out things he doesn't like. lou: don't you think it would be more manly to speak trump's name than make allusions? >> isn't that what mitt romney did dan you are criticizing him for doing it. in 2012 they were competing against a sitting incumbent president. 2/3 of

david: steve hayes thank you very much. melissa. melissa: wow. don't miss a moment of the action starting 7:00 p.m. eastern on fox business. i will be joining the team headed by neil cavuto bringing you all the results all night long. david: now to a major development in the fight against terror overseas. belgian police are reporting that one man has been found dead after a shootout this afternoon following a police raid near brussels. the raid is linked to the paris terror attacks from last november. four police officers have been injured. no word yet on who the dead man is or how many other suspects are at large. we will bring you details as they unfold. melissa. melissa: russian president vladmir putin shocking the world yesterday with his announcement on syria. today he makes good on the promise. david: hillary clinton making yet another major misstep for the second day in a row. did you hear this? how will this latest comment haunt her on on the campaign trail. >> libya was a different kind of calculation. we didn't lose a single person. mel

i also agree with you and steve hayes. i thought cruz had a good night. >> he is crazy too, but chafer. but whatever. >> you didn't like the tone of the debate. they will elevate the conversation and educate people. how long have you been in your coma? >> why does everybody think that is so crazy? >> because we live in this world. >> it is so bad. it is getting worse with each election cycle. >> they should bring in slime like on nickelodeon and slime the candidates. how would you be able to tell? >> you got me. >> you said you thought the crowd was out of control. may i suggest booze played a small role in that? >> there was an on-line report which i can't confirm nor deny. 10 to 15 people were thrown out of debate because they were drunk. >> can i just say one thing? people need to stop being fooled by kasich's above the fray act. he is trying to convince people he is an adult in the room and he is not. >> why would you say that? >> people have got to remember, kasich is the guy who went to fargo from a blockbuster video

juan williams and steve hayes. steve, you know, you see those lines, and you see around the country, republicans, the turnout is crazy. it is really high. >> it has been. we keep seeing reports state after state and donald trump take smz credit for this. i think, deserves credit for this. there is no question he is excited and energized. a different part of the electorate, not necessarily all come out and want to support him. in many cases haven't voted in the past or in general elections but are excited to come out for trump now. at the same time, it's clear he's excited other people to come out and vote against donald trump and for the other candidates. and the combination is one of the reasons that you're seeing these numbers. >> i mean, the early vote, and arizona is a big early vote state. people vote early. maricopa county had already 90% of the vote total last cycle before today. so, is the question whether trump has early lead because it lines up for him and cruz is battling back that he spliet a shot ot thi

lou: steve hayes, thanks for being here. holmes. kennedy: and then there were 4. we'll be watching perhaps the last of the wild and unplea detectivable debate as marco rubio will continue his on salute against donald trump and ted cruz being wingman from the side. people have feigning outrage over the verbal fight. libertarians have given up on substance in this case. we know our issues will never be serviced. it's not like marco rubio is going to stand and promise is to reschedule marijuana and abolish the fed on his first day. no one is going to mention the phrase civil liberties while defending apple, and john kasich won't be wearing a good fly. marco and ted will mercifully tag team donald and annoy him out of the race. like this. it's never enough. before you demand better presidential etiquette. remember it was load with potholes for jeb and ben. they tried to be the civil candidates, now they are lying on the floor with post traumatic trump disorder. he may never win the ring. for moments he glimmered and captured our manage nation before going to houston.

bring back steve hayes in. ted cruz believes this is a two-man race, steve.pointed to a number about donations donald trump has made. donald trump will be speaking on the right-hand side of your screen moments away. we'll dip in for a little bit of that. donations made to rod blagojevich, and others cook county politicians as reason not to vote for donald trump in that state, steve. >> that is a smart argument. we heard ted cruz make arguments in recent debates, that donald trump supported liberal democrats exactly kind of people the country says shouldn't want to be in power since they have been in the power for the past seven years. look, i think cruz is smart to be focusing on illinois, focusing on missouri. those are places where he can sneakily do well, end up amassing a number of delegates, maybe not win states. i think coming out of tomorrow night we're likely to see so many emphasis on ohio and florida because of the home state candidates there and there will be a lot of emphasis again on who is winning states but ted cruz could do as he has done seve

steve hayes brought it up.r a third party if trump versus clinton, ohio, illinois, missouri, north carolina, roughly around 40, 45%. seems like a pretty long shot though. >> i think it's not going to happen. i don't think there is time. i don't think there is a way to organize. and you have got to have a candidate. dwight eisenhower were out there, i think you could do it, but he is not. and in the absence of that, this is a pipe dream. the other thing about having another meeting, i have been reading about the meeting. establishment now for six months to stop trump. this is the worst kept secret of a conspiracy in the history of conspiracies. they should have broadcast openly so you get these weird reports about it. look, it is not -- people are acting as if there are people who believe that the party will be damaged bya a trump nomination. people believe trump will lose and lose badly, that it will be a repeat of gold water. there is something illegitimate about trying to figure out a way to put together a co

. >> here in new york, steve hayes for the weekly standard. co-host of the five. kraut hammer. so you look at these exit polls. what do you see? >> it's pretty interesting looking at the exit polls for a number of reasons. one of the things that jumped out early is ted cruz. one of the questions about ted cruz' that questions, he does very well with very conservative voters. >> how does he do? judging from michigan and mississippi, these two states today, he does better. he was at 26% and 23% in michigan. that's an improvement over virtually every other state that cruz has competed in. i think if you're running the cruz campaign, you take heart. the other interesting thing i saw from these exit polls. you've had both donald trump and ted cruz say we he would like to have a head to head mano y mano. trump beat cruz head to head in mississippi. 51-42. in michigan. cruz beat trump 43-40. so interesting if it gets head to head. >> i think the big story is what's going on with marco rubio. i don't see any indication in all these poll that people are reacting well. this

steve hayes brought it up.a third party if trump versus clinton, ohio, illinois, missouri, north carolina, roughly around 40, 45%. seems like a pretty long shot though. >> i think it's not going to happen. i don't think there is time. i don't think there is a way to organize. and you have got to have a candidate. dwight eisenhower were out there, i think you could do it, but he is not. and in the absence of that, this is a pipe dream. the other thing about having another meeting, i have been reading about the meeting. establishment now for six months to stop trump. this is the worst kept secret of a conspiracy in the history of conspiracies. they should have broadcast openly so you get these weird reports about it. look, it is not -- people are acting as if there are people who believe that the party will be damaged bya a trump nomination. people believe trump will lose and lose badly, that it will be a repeat of gold water. there is something illegitimate about trying to figure out a way to put together a coal

dana perino, former white house press secretary, juan williams, steve hayes and general jack keen, retiredr star general, and a fox news military analyst. tucker, your thoughts on donald trump's reaction today? >> a lot of people say he's gone too far. we know that what we're watching in europe now is a direct result of their immigration and refugee policies, and we know that the problems we face potentially are the result of our immigration and refugee policies. it doesn't mean that trump's soluti is the only solution. but if that was your goal to keep the country safe, you wouldn't have what we know. donald trump is probably going too far, but he is saying i care most about protecting the country. that's a winning argument in an election year. >> you look at all the polling in the states, as i recall, in the republican side, about 70 to 75% of people say they agree with a temporary ban on muslims coming into the united states. that has been consistent. from a political stand point, has donald trump tapped into something people are worried about? i would say yes. the problem in belgium an

david: steve hayes from "the weekly standard," great to see you again. >> thanks. david: their very much. melissa? melissa: super tuesday might be last chance for bernie sanders. hillary clinton looking to deal a fatal blow to the senator tonight. fox news's ed henry on campaign trail in miami with the latest ed? reporter: good to see you. we're in miami because hillary clinton wants to have her quote, unquote victory party here even though floridians are not voting for two weeks. why is she looking ahead? she feels very confident going into super tuesday. in fact some of her top advisors told me privately they think they might quote, unquote, run the table. other than bernie sanders home state of vermont, they think they will take most, if not all of the other states. they realize min society, for example, is very tight. that is hillary clinton made some last minute stops there today. they thought that might juice the turnout for the pro-clinton folks on the ground to get her there in the state. bernie sanders holding huge rallies in minnesota recent day, getting

the nominee and all that and there is right now going on a real rationalizing of what trump -- steve hayesng can we just remember what donald trump has said and what he has done and what it would mean for him to be the spokesman of the republican party. it's not like having someone who's a little too conservative or not a great candidate or is rich. people really need to stop and think do you want donald trump to be the national spokesman through an entire presidential election for the republican party and the conservative movement. is that acceptable. >> we'll see the answers in the coming weeks. we'll come back to this right after this break. we've got a lot more to talk about and the twitter storm continues. stay with us. i'm caridee. i've had moderate to severe plaque psoriasis most of my life. but that hasn't stopped me from modeling. my doctor told me about stelara® it helps keep my skin clearer. with only 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses... ...stelara® helps me be in season. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and increase your risk of infections. some serious in

steve hayes, amy walter, and charles krauthammer. charles? >> mcconnell is exactly right.had josh ernest on, he did a yeoman job trying to pretend it's about principle. this has nothing to do at all about principle. as we know, when the shoe is on the other foot, the democrats refuse to confirm justices that were suggested by the g.o.p. ever since the supreme court became a super legislature with the abolition of the striking down of all the abortion laws until 40 years later striking down all the laws on gay marriage, it has been a political appointment. the idea that the president said today this isn't about ideology, it's about competence, is nonsense. all that was destroyed with the bourque nomination, the most highly, competent, highly qualified nominee ever struck down entirely on ideology, and when obama was in the senate, he fill bibustered alito. >> i think this is going to be a harder argument for republicans up in 2016 to make than it is for mitch mcconnell. those republicans up in 2016 -- exactly. it's easy to see right now while it's still early and they still

among guests joining to us take us through the hour, steve hayes, i love him. always so smart.er, excellent. art laffer and former presidential candidate mike huckabee and candidate jim gilmore. david: markets are not doing bad. we're a few hours away from super tuesday results. we want to get quickly to the markets. melissa: the markets where we see biggest rally in a month. the dow soaring up 333 points as we head into the close of trading. oil having a big spike today. one of the things that was really leading things higher here. here is look where we are ending the day as the markets -- [closing bell rings] the closing belgianing to ring. s&p 500 trading higher as well by about 2.3%. look at nasdaq show. david: wow. melissa: look at that action on percentage basis. up almost 3%. 128 points. david: gold higher but not too much. oil settling at the highest level in eight months. phil flynn of price futures group, fox business contributor joins me now from the cme. so, phil, oil was trading down until about 11:00 a.m. this morning eastern time. we saw this huge spike up. what

>> let's go back to our panel, tucker carlson, dana loesch and joining the panel dana and also steve hayesd" and fox news contributor. steve, while i have you let's start with you. what we are seeing so far the tight race in north caroli ohio. coming in we would have expected a tightt race between trump and cruz in north carolina, missouri and illinois. the tight race in ohio seems to be consistent with the kind of polling that we were seeing from john kasich. i think the real question is if john kasich goes on and wins ohio, a how close does donald trump come and b what does john kasich do then? i mean, there is some suggestion that he is going to park himself in new york. that he is going to move and try to spend some time in the northeast to make himself available to those voters. but what's the strategy? what's the long-term strategy? i think when kasich speaks tonight, i would expect to hear more of that from him and, also, to hear him maybe turn and start taking some shots at donald trump. he hasn't done that much to this point. he indicated in a brief press availability earlier toda

martha: steve hayes of the weekly standard and fox news contributor joins us. what do you think?there any 1/2 isn't donald trump at this point? >> there are paths but they are narrow. donald trump had a good night in seven states. it was an impressive performance. if you look at the overall popular vote, we talked about this last night. 36% is where other campaigns and analysts put his so-called ceiling. the question is can donald trump push above that and does he need to? if the field remains splintered is possible for donald trump to pick up 50% of the delegates. mid 30s in the popular vote. martha: let's look at the delegate count. as it stands for the republicans in this race, you will see donald trump at 285, it was said 300 would be an insurmountable thresholds. ted cruz at 161. marco rubio 87 bondage they both argue as this case is, there's a long way to go, 70% of the delegates are outstanding. a touch balance to that is momentum. and psychology. >> it was a much more compelling argument before yesterday. you had four contests before yesterday at a small percentage, the c

martha: steve hayes, senior writer for "the weekly standard" and fox news contributor was there as well, watched it all play out the stage last night. good morning to you. what is your takeaway. >> morning martha. that was quite a debate, memorable debate to be sure. i thought ted cruz had a very good night. as if he swallowed the opposition bind iron donald trump, memorized it whole and spit it back out. i thought rather effectively at various points. on a number of different issues including donald trump's past, contribution to democrats. airing that, people know about that, cruz aired it in a way i thought was new and fresh and preet effective. clearly trump was the recipient of most of the incoming. he had said yesterday morning that he was going to be prepared for it. i think in some cases he was prepared and some cases he struggled to offer answers. martha: in terms of marco rubio and john kasich, you talked about ted cruz, how did they do last night? did anything really change? did the needle move at all? the tenor at times what some people found a bit disappointing to be honest.

his latest article is entitled "why i can't support donald trump", welcome steve hayes from the weekly are you doing. >> i'm surviving. stuart: why i will never support donald trump, that's you, isn't it? >> i'm not going to support donald trump this year. not going to happen. stuart: if for any reason donald trump is denied the nomination, he's not the guy, the republicans whom so ever they nominate will lose, he'll take his marbles and the establishment guys. >>-- >> you look hike you're looking to defeat the will of the people. >> depending how it's done. donald trump hasn't won yet, if he's 1237, he's the nominee, he hasn't won the nomination yet. he hasn't won the nomination yet, he's not the nominee. if he goes to the convention with the most delegates, i think he's got a good argument. if he goes to the convention with the same number of delegates roughly as ted cruz, then you'll have a fight. stuart: stop it, you guys, you will stop it. >> they are definitely not my guys. stuart: mitt romney, we had him on the screen, he's not your guy. >> no, he's not my guy. ask mitt romney h

this is steve hayes. >> not ours. >> wait.mp virginia, tennessee, all around 41% and 52%. let's listen to ted cruz, the winner of oklahoma and texas tonight. >> thank you, texas! god bless the lone star state. god bless the great state of oklahoma. in 324 days marine one will depart washington, d.c. with a very important dignitary on board. former president barack obama. this much is certain. january 20th, 2017, will be president obama's last day in office. and on that day, we will have a new president of the united states. tonight, tonight this campaign enters a new phase. we began with 17 republican candidates. through the first four states, the race narrowed considerably. tonight was another decision point. and the voters have spoken. tomorrow morning, we have a choice. so long as the field remains divided, donald trump's path to the nomination remans more likely. and that would be a disaster for republicans. for conservatives. and for the nation. and after tonight, we have seen that our campaign is the only campaign that h

steve hayes for the weekly standard.n looking at it, he has a pretty clear path to getting the 1200 delegates especially if you throw in california, new york 95, new jersey 51. that's a pretty insurmountable clear path to the nomination. the >> of you believe donald trump will get all 172 delegates, certainly. if that happened, he is far and away my likely to be republican nominee to be denied. i don't necessarily believe that's going to happen. california primaries have been a fairly everyday primary state going back a number of years. i'm not commit its going to happen. there is a strong possibility of short at 1237. i guess i put myself somewhere in between. i think it's got a pass. it's a pretty good path, and that it's not the case is going to get done. stuart: when you make all of this chaos at the convention if it doesn't arrive 1237 delegates? >> drum's comments yesterday were unfortunate. some people have read them as threats. that may be a little strong. he's been in violence in the past talking about illegal f

look here, steve hayes who does not think donald trump looked more presidential. >> elect more presidential can perform. >> donald trump is not my cup of tea. what he saw from him last night was good for him. he did a very good job for the most part in a press conference he took a shot of paul ryan. he suggested he would once again was a fan of planned parenthood. but it can't do is they can't erase the stuff from the previous several days. it can erase the fact he called for severe restrictions on the free press. stuart: but he doesn't bother the people who went to the polls. the million to support them. what is a sign here and the establishment is trying to cook up a broken convention in cleveland. cook it up in cleveland. that is the kiss of death for the republican party. >> donald trump is good case of death. look at the exit polls in states like virginia, arkansas, tennessee, i'll swear. 50%. more than 50% of the republicans who voted yesterday said they would be too satisfied that donald trump is the nominee. that is the bridge that is not prepared donald trump is the nominee no matt

we'll talk to steve hayes about all of the above. on that. and the president starts to slowly put his support a little bit more firmly behind hillary clinton. so what is that signaling in the big picture about her future? all that and much more when we see you here at the top of the hour. see you soon. >>> the final hours of jesus' life will get a modern spin this coming sunday, actually palm sunday. >> yep. fox's live musical event billed "the passion" will feature the biggest stars re-enacting the biblical story through popular music on streets of new orleans. >> joining us right now is actor and narrator of "the passion" you will see on fox on palm sunday night, tyler perry, who is joining us from new orleans. so tyler, explain this. how can a story that happened 2,000 years ago happen live this weekend on the streets of new orleans with people walking around in modern day clothes and stuff like that? >> i'll tell you, this was performed in the netherlands for many years and the first time it's being performed in america is next s

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steve hayes, amy walter, and charles krauthammer. charles? >> mcconnell is exactly right. when you had josh ernest on, he did a yeoman job trying to pretend it's about principle. this has nothing to do at all about principle. as we know, when the shoe is on the other foot, the democrats refuse to confirm justices that were suggested by the g.o.p. ever since the supreme court became a super legislature with the abolition of the striking down of all the abortion laws until 40 years later striking down all the laws on gay marriage, it has been a political appointment. the idea that the president said today this isn't about ideology, it's about competence, is nonsense. all that was destroyed with the bourque nomination, the most highly, competent, highly qualified nominee ever struck down entirely on ideology, and when obama was in the senate, he fill bibustered alito. >> i think this is going to be a harder argument for republicans up in 2016 to make than it is for mitch mcconnell. those republicans up in 2016 -- exactly. it's easy to see right now while it's still early and