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Cruz a boost? >> one, youre seeing dr. ben carson drop in both of these polls. nationally and in iowa by double digits. secondly, i think that voters see ted cruz as a credible candidate who is also anti-establishment. hes someone who is not afraid to take on his party. weve seen him do it a number much times in d.c., particularly during the budget battles. when you look at iowa, he is clearly resonating with evangelicals. a number of factors working in his favor. thats why were seeing donald tr...

hey there, everyone. its high noon out east, 9:00 a.m. out west. with 50 days until the iowa caucuses, texas senator ted cruz is charging ahead in the polls. a new nbc/"wall street journal" poll shows cruz in a strong second place nationwide. he is just five points behind donald trump among republicans. trump said hes ready for a fight. >> i expect to get it on because im leading by a lot. hes been so nice to me. i could say anything and he said, i agree, i agree. but i think the tim...

It. and people are a little shocked about what just happened. so no surprise. >> fred, we talked about this before. sometimes people wont say to a live caller what they might call on the internet, because there was an internet flash poll that indicated a higher number of republicans were supportive of trump. that is what some people will ask me, could this be one of those case where is that the undecideds maybe doesnt want to tell a live poller what they think. >> i do think theres some of that....

Analyst. we do think this is connected to all things. so lets go back to our poll. two members of our bipartisan polling team, fred yang and republican pollster michael roberts of public opinion strategy. so michael, lets remind people of these numbers again. favor overall, 25%, oppose 57%. with a fairly high no opinion, i want to ask both of you this. what do we make of the nearly 20% who wouldnt give an opinion on this? mike, im going to start with you, then fred. >> i think youve got a 2-da...

third party bid. a full 75% of democrats reject the bad. just 13% of urban respondents and 27% of suburban correspondents back trumps plan. and theres also a big education gap on this question. trumps ban opposed by 81% with those of post graduate degree d. those with a high school diploma are split. this poll also finds that more than two-fifths of the country believe trumps statements are frequently insulting or have the wrong approach. 24% say that trumps manner and language might b...

Favorability. upside-down. 47 to 40%. the question honest and straightforward, a good rating, 27%, poor rating, 53% and heres the pollster, the democratic pollster, fred yang, who said hillary clinton is unique among the field of 2016 candidates, everyone has an opinion and the opinions are pretty hardened. the voters admire her for her knowledge and experience, while their doubts center around integrity, likeability and being an agent for change. with that lets bring in our panel. syndicated co...

today is election day in several states. more than 300 cities have mayoral races including houston, fill l.a. and san francisco. kentucky will elect a governor in a race thats become a referendum on obamacare. two michigan lawmakers booted from office over a sex scandal and cover-up are trying to get their jobs back and marijuana is a hot topic. voters in colorado will decide what to do with all the extra tax revenue from pot sales and ohio could make history with its mari...

Favorability. upside-down. 47 to 40%. the question honest and straightforward, a good rating, 27%, poor rating, 53% and heres the pollster, the democratic pollster, fred yang, who said hillary clinton is unique among the field of 2016 candidates, everyone has an opinion and the opinions are pretty hardened. the voters admire her for her knowledge and experience, while their doubts center around integrity, likeability and being an agent for change. with that lets bring in our panel. syndicated co...

middle east. >> for the first time since russian war planes began air strikes in september, u.s. and russian pilots carried out a communications test over south-central syria to avoid any unintended encounters. the test lasted three minutes according to a pentagon spokesman thises as the u.s. army chief outlined what he thinks is the greatest threat currently facing the united states. >> is russia a greater threat to the u.s. than isis right now? >> i consider russia the number one thr...

Journal" national surveys with bill mcinturf. weve seen regardless of what party or what candidate you are, you get your biggest bump when you announce your candidacy. once youre in the real world of being a candidate, it gets harder. i knowledge right now joe biden has the best of both worlds. hes someone that people respect. hes someone that people like. he is someone, though, who is not actually running for president. and that last advantage, alex, could be his best advantage right now. >> i ...