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You never get things done that way. >> and then cruz responded with the song from flashdance, maniac. >> i dont see ted cruz going against donald trump, his strategy has been not to criticize any of his republican rivals and that has worked for him. to be frank, he is now in a great position. you dont want to overstate the importance of iowa, just because you win iowa doesnt mean you go on to win the nomination as presidents mike huckabee and presidents santorum will attest. one other thing to p...

First what trump said and then what cruz did. >> look at the way hes dealt with the senate where he goes in there like a -- frankly, like a little bit of a maniac. youre never going to get things done that way. ♪ shes a maniac, maniac on the floor ♪ so we saw that and that was from the movie "flashdance." theyre having fun. how does this strategy work? pretty much ted cruz has been sort of like -- i hate to say this, hes like the little brother playing little brother to donald trumps big bro...

>> when he goes in there like a maniac, you never get things done like that. >> senator cruz says in honor of my friend at real donald trump, in honor of friends everywhere, including the best made movie, "flashdance." no, just kidding. get ready for tough campaigning, when will a victor emerge, or will one emerge? cnns tom foreman has more. >> anderson, lets look at the early states, they all go off for february and their votes are divided proportionally, its not winners take all. in iowa, trum...

Muslims from entering the united states, his support went up. thats the moral of the story. i do think its more important to look at the state-by-state polls. thats why iowa is interesting because cruz has momentum. in terms of what is going to happen tomorrow night, there is no one who has thought about these debates more strategically than ted cruz. he knows what he is doing. and he is has used them very well. his response to the comment that trump made on fox was to put a little clip of mania...

Ted cruz a maniac. how do you not address that? ted cruz has to show he is able to fight donald trump. where that will happen, john, trump indicated he will bring it to ted cruz. he thinks ted cruz is ready to bring to him. >> cruz posted a link to "man c "maniac" from "flashdance." marco rubio. a lot of people in the mainstream saying this is marco rubios race. long term, you will see marco rubio emerge. he has had strong debate performances, but he hasnt seen the type of bump that we have seen...

Says, he is mr. agreeable. why should voters go for you over ted cruz? >> because im more capable. pau because i have a much better temperament and get long with people better than he does. >> reporter: trump accused cruz of being a maniac in the senate. cruz tweeted in honor of my good friend donald trump, and good hearted maniacs everywhere, he tweeted a video of flash dance. trump will not be the only challenge for cruz. marco rubio already calling him weak on national security. >> each time ...

>> reporter: donald trump still on top but tonight a new pecking order in the republican race. a new lineup on the debate stage. ted cruz suddenly gaining ground nationally and in the key state of iowa. even overtaking trump by 10 percentage points. the front-runners will be standing next to each other tonight night. the first time theyve come face to face since the personal attacks started. trump giving cnn state of the union a preview. >> because im more capable. because i have a much better t...

Muslims from entering the united states, his support went up. thats the moral of the story. i do think its more state-by-state polls. thats why iowa is interesting because cruz has momentum. in terms of what is going to happen tomorrow night, there is no one who has thought about these debates more strategically than ted cruz. he knows what he is doing. and he is has used them very well. comment that trump made on fox was to put a little clip of maniac from dance so he has responded with humor. ...

Donald trump is criticizing ted cruz for his record in the senate. so will that play well with donald trumps base? who is also the base of support that generally likes rush limbaugh. well have to wait and see. but my thinking is that donald trump is not very good at biting his tongue and wont be able to stay away from this. >> kasie, i get the opportunity now to mention "flash dance" and the song "maniac." because ted cruz laughed this off when trump called him a maniac. he tweeted about the son...

He is the kinder, gentler, conservative version of donald trump. ted cruz is the one starting fights with republican leadership as soon as he got to the senate. this is somebody who is known on capitol hill as provoking a lot of interim party fights. fighting with republicans over whether he used spending showdowns to defund obamacare. >> hes still not hammering him though. ted cruz, he comes back and he calls him my friend donald trump. in honor of my friend, donald trump and good hearted mania...