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Republican side, he or she will be judged that way. >> i should say that bush has essentially sworn off the path to citizenship. he said it is not happening. there is a debate breaking out about whether were seeing in the polling is similar to the herman cain phenomenon or the michele bachmann phenomenon. the merry go round we saw last time or whether there is something more enduring here. >> i think hes different than they are in that sense, he can basically fund this indefinitely as long as he...

The polling is similar to the herman cain phenomenon or the michele bachmann phenomenon. the merry go round we saw last time or whether there is something more enduring here. >> i think hes different than they are in that sense, he can basically fund this indefinitely as long as he wants to. unlike herald an cain and michele bachmann who tried to have some talk about policy issues, he doesnt really care about that. and maybe during the debate he might. certainly right now he doesnt. so long as h...

On what he is what he is arguing? do you believe he does know policy issues? >> sure. one of the problems here which is why all of this is sort of surprising in the sense that there is this much attention. this is july 2015. we have months and months to go before we get to iowa. and new hampshire. all presidential campaigns evolve. i dont have off to tell paul this. i mean they eventually youre burdened down with briefings, and et cetera. this to be again candid about ronald reagan. this was sai...

Mad with barack obama. i was mad with everybody. i told the pollster i was going to vote for roseanne barr who was for some reason on the florida ballot. venting through the polls. i think people are angry with dysfunction in washington. i think theyre frustrated. i think theyre worried about the state of the country. i think theyre venting through these polls with donald trump. ive dont think it is going to last. the man has no beef. >> jeffrey, what about that? later in the interview. you will...

Be judged that way. >> i should say that bush has essentially sworn off the path to citizenship. he said it is not happening. there is a debate breaking out about whether were seeing in the polling is similar to the herman cain phenomenon or the michele bachmann phenomenon. the merry go round we saw last time or whether there is something more enduring here. >> i think hes different than they are in that sense, he can basically fund this indefinitely as long as he wants to. unlike herald an cain...

Line with conservative views expressed in visit ree controlic terms but he has skepticism of trade, opposition to obamacare, that animate the most ideologically cutting edge of the republican base. >> for everyone who doesnt want to take donald trump seriously, can it be argued that in fact he is moving the republican party exactly where he wants them that through all of this name-calling at the same time he is moving policy issues to where he wants them even if he doesnt become the republican c...

Put a ceiling on. that second you know, in the time hes been commenting on public affairs over the course of his business career he has taken both positions on every major issue. its hard to know where his center of gravity is. but having said that he has evolved in this race into a fairly conventional very conservative republican. he is pretty much up and down the line with conservative views, expressed in more vitriolic terms but he is articulating the preferences on immigration, skepticism of...

Anything. he suffers if stream-of-consciousness. i have yet to hear him discuss policy issues. i think he is appealing to legitimate fears and frustrations that people have with the diss function in washington. when he is not offending mexicans, he is offendsing service men and women. when he is not offendsing service men and women, he is offendsing -- you name it. other candidates running for the nomination. it is a one more day in donald trumps reality show, akaa the republican nomination. i f...

An opportunity for jeb to stand in sharp contrast with donald trump and what he stand for. jeb is a person thats not out there spewing venom going after folks. hes a guy thats talking policy issues and offering a vision and optimistic agenda for america. he really does stand as somebody thats head and shoulders, literally and figuratively above donald trump. he is hurting i think the rest of the field. he is sucking up the oxygen. you have seen him take numbers from a lot of that very crowded ri...

Navarro, a jeb bush supporter who also advises other gop candidates. now you have jeb bush talking about donald trump. im wondering about your thoughts on how he and other gop candidates should be dealing with him. you have this new poll now that has him out in the lead. >> i think jeb bush is dealing with it just right, frankly. he is not going out there and making it a proactive issue. he has important policy issues that are of great significance to the nation that hes talking about. but if a ...