gain some ground in the coming months and try to give the democratic nominee, which we believe will be hillary clinton, for the time being, you know, can someone give him a run for -- give her, actually, a run for her money come november? >> all right, m.j. lee reporting for us this morning, thank you. many political observers, though, say ted cruz is actually the man to watch. he is the stealth candidate and a smart one. it wasn't long ago these clips started showing up online. that's cruz's kids and his wife. they're fighting to say grace before dinner. >> dear jesus, thank you for the food. thank you for the day. thank you for my family. thank you for my friends. thank you for my puppy, amen. >> amen. >> cruz also has a good ground game going on in iowa, appealing to evangelicals. rick tyler is with the cruz campaign. rick joins me live now. welco welcome, rick. >> good morning, carol. >> thanks for being here. we have to talk about donald trump first. he's at 27% in this latest poll.