that s one way of putting it. good morning. it s wednesday, october 21st. we have msnbc political analyst and professor harold ford jr. good morning. and in washington columnist for bloomberg view al hunt. joe, paul laid it on the line. he really did. he really did. not quiet the same requirements as brad, ned in fight club. he did lay it on the line. you ll see how the response is. you have push backs against the idea of placing the crown on paul ryan s head. we ll see what happens. it s a big challenge ahead. i got to tell you the poles out of new hampshire were the big news politically that race is firming up. that s where we ll start. today marks a milestone in trump s presidential campaign. trump has led for a full 100 days now and his support in the early voting states has been largely similar. we have brand new pole numbers of the primary. the bloomberg politics finds trump in the lead at 24% with ben carson seven points back at 17%. jeb bush in third and senator m