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Fox released their poll with trump scoring big. 26% to bushs 15. walker trailing with 9%. cruz and mike huckabee posting strong numbers. 124r a three-way tie between christie, rand paul and marco rubio. more good news for the new jersey governor in the recent averages the debate stage will look something like this. . >> lets go to the phone right now. we got republican presidential candidate for governor chris christie of new jersey. governor christie this debate format and how you decide who is

Something that another candidate said that really bothered him. sounds like theyre describing how to avoid the schoolyard bully. how nervous should everyone be on that stage? >> well, i think the front-runner is the bushes the walkers, the rubios they would be wise to ignore trump and, unless they are attacked directly and donald trump said with check todd this morning he would only counterpunch. at the guys down 3% chris christies, people like that maybe they should go after trump so they can g...

Control that, that this is not the best of him? or is this the telling it like it is candidate, doing exactly what comes naturally? >> i think if you after the full exchange, it never crossed the line, really, into overt aggression. he was polite and respectful to the man who asked him that question about gun rights. he said everyone, you know, entitled to their own opinion. it was only at the end there where it got really quite sharp. so i think theres a loin that christie needs to walk on here...

See how that works in a debate format. and you are saying im going to get it done, just trust me. >> people are drawn to donald trump. i think trump is an aspirational character. everybody with great hopes in their lives. he says im a rich man i made it im smart. in that sense hes inspiring. he doesnt have any specifics. even yesterday in talking about the wall he was there with people from laredo and said thats not the issue. we dont need more wall. but hes there and hes saying immigration is a...

But put yourself either in their shoes or reince priebuss shoes. how would you make the cwì(lc% >> >> you dont make the cutoff. you cannot make the cutoff in the first debate given that the margin or the difference between the person at the bottom and the person at the top can arguably be somewhere between seven maybe eight points. depending on the poll. so you want to desize advice a system that allows everyone at least that first shot out of the box to be a part of the conversation. this is s...

Making the call. put yourself in their shoes. how would you make the cut-off? >> you dont. you cannot make the cut-off in the first debate. given that the margin or difference between the person at the bottom and the person at the top, can arguably be somewhere between seven, eight points depending on the poll. you want to device a system at least the first shot out of the box to be a part of the conversation. this is something we try to do when we change the rules back in the 2012 race to allow...

Given that the margin or difference between the person at the bottom and the person at the top, can arguably be somewhere between seven, eight points depending on the poll. you want to device a system, at least the first shot out of the box to be a part of the conversation. this is something we try to do when we change the rules back in the 2012 race to allow more candidates that didnt have the cash to still be able to play the i think the opportunity is maybe look at restructuring outside of th...

>> angela -- >> sorry. angela i dont talk to you like that. please dont talk to me like that. thats not polite. >> youre giving a monologue. >> you were too and i didnt interrupt you. my only point is i think to have all these candidates even the debate format alone going to have two tiers, having that many people on a stage is going to be a challenge. >> rich angela thank you both very much for a spirited debate. im sure well have many more. >> thank you. >> thank you. speaking of possible pr...

You increase the level of acontina accountabili accountability. we cant have a 23 debate circus. >> why would they allow that? >> you want to have 23 -- does anyone want to have 23 debates? >> no. >> thats not a establishment take over. this is using your brain. its taking control over a process thats out of control. >> you know what else? there are setup questions. i like a debate format where you let people talk and expand on ideas and discuss and better ideas come out. >> we need moderators...

Level of accountability. we have to be a party thats good on the ground and gets their act together on data. >> why would the republicans ever give chris matthews a debate? come on. >> people say, you want to have 23 -- nobody hear wants 23 debates in front of chris matthews. thats not an establishment t e takeover. this is using your brain. >> i like a debate format where you actually let people talk and expand on ideas and discuss among each other and sometimes better ideas come out of that di...