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Redounded to ted cruz benefit. he has been brilliant strategically. he will do okay in new hampshire and then potentially to win the south carolina primary, go on first for the southern primaries. the irony is the republican establishment that hates ted cruz may be stuck with him as their best alternative against donald trump. >> andy, what do you think happens if donald trump doesnt win iowa? and as jake pointed out. santorum won iowa, it doesnt necessarily -- in fact it probably doesnt tell wh...

Person next to him? >> the pressure is on. its interesting, john. you showed the two surveys, one that shows ted cruz ahead in iowa and donald trump ahead nationally. there may be consensus among the four of us, which would you rather be? i think youd rather be up in iowa so you could win iowa. the cards then get shuffled. if donald trump doesnt win iowa after having led 100 days thus far, hes the one in a far more precarious position. >> i vote option c, i want to be ahead in both. you didnt as...

State. >> you got donald trump dominating the field nationwide and we see a poll out today that says 66% of republicans actually agree with his muslim ban. >> yeah. 66% of republicans, joe but as youve been talking about all morning, thats not rep reseason tif not only of the broader republican party but of the american electorate. the question is what will happen if donald trump doesnt win iowa. number two, even if he wins the republican nomination, what happens in the general election? most am...

There are people who dont call themselves republicans who certainly vote for donald trump as an independent candidate. you know, i certainly -- if he ran, certainly can see him getting enough to ensure that the republican candidate doesnt win. >> but then again, what he would run against, jonathan, which hes not running against now, is a very strong argument that i do believe would persuade many of those 68% who say they vote for him that vote for donald trump is a vote for hillary clinton. and ...

States, is he the unstoppable force in the republican party? >> this is key, jon. hes topping the national polls for some months. but when hes topping early states and hes doing those incredible numbers in new hampshire and also strong in south carolina and nevada. he could take off like a jet engine. iowa might be different because it is a caucus state and he does best among the gop leaners and notes insly the gop core that show up to the caucus and possibly doesnt win iowa. i could see him tak...

But he is saying some tough things that gop voters like to hear. >> donald trump is down in the polls when we talk about iowa. >> i think in this quinnipiac poll, that donald trump and ted cruz are in a dead heat, if ted cruz doesnt win in iowa, hes done. because its an evangelical state, and his whole notion of winning -- iowa is an organize state, you have 20 go for a couple of hours to these caucus cans, thats why i think trump is not going to do as well in iowa as some people are expecting n...

Really know what the point of his candidacy at that point is. i think you see a deep dive as other candidates pile on to somebody who cant make a win. what else is he going to talk about at that point? >> wes? >> its so humerus that all of these pundits have continued to predict the demise of donald trump. this is the first day in the sun for pundits to try to see trump fall. just because he loses in iowa or doesnt win iowa, it doesnt mean hes going to lose in iowa. it will be interesting for an...

Winner? of winning tonight? >> i think shes the prohibitive favorite for the nomination. i still think its even money in terms of the general election. do i give her an edge this evening? i give her an edge this evening. shes comfortable in this forum. by 2008, 13 debates had already taken place. shes got the notches in her belt. >> look, she may not win on points tonight, like maybe martin omalley will have a more exciting performance or something. but at the end of the day, what matters is she...

Kanye west fell law. thisy said it was 40 minutes. that guy writes a 10-minute acceptance speech for awards even when he doesnt win. it took him less than five minutes to get his shirt over his giant ego. >> of course. sam, is there such a thing as too long? >> yes. they tell guys to think of baseball to make it last longer. i think i did it wrong. i thought of derek jeter and i [bleep] instantly. he is a pretty guy. >> shouldnt these guys count their bletions in assisted of keeping score? >> i ...

And scott walker who especially right there in iowa, neighboring state of wisconsin, he was supposed to win there. this was supposed to be the state and hes really struggling. >> hes not even in iowa today. hes in new hampshire on a motorcycle tour, i think this morning. >> he might be looking at other states. hes starting to spend a lot more money in south carolina for example. if scott walker doesnt win in iowa, hes got to find another place to win it. >> speaking of new hampshire, john kasich...