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Is mccain type figure doing town halls, its getting attention in that state. >> so the question is how many does what mike discovered in terms of whether or not trump can win should be taken -- i think ultimately everyone is wondering where this is going. i dont think we can ask the question. >> the thing is ask that question a month from now if the numbers are the same it will be 50-50. if you ask that question a month ago, mike, im sure it would have been 80-20 he cant. now its 60-40. a month ...

And experience a cadillac for yourself. take advantage of our summer offers. get this low mileage lease on select ats models, in stock the longest, for around 269 per month. right now on "andrea mitchell reports," poll position. as republicans converge on the iowa state fair today, donald trump dominates a new poll from the hawkeye state even as he faces new attacks from the rest of the pack. >> we have now people up there who say such profound things as, youre stupid. youre fired. youre a pig...

University poll out today. more than double the support of former florida governor jeb bush and wisconsin governor scott walker. >> thank you! >> reporter: trumps favorability numbers are on the rise. with 52% of republicans now saying they view him favorably. thats up from 40% three weeks ago. but when it comes to battling the rest of the field on the debate stage, the typically confident real estate mogul told cbs -- >> im not a debater, i dont stand up and debate like these politicians. >> re...

People who are fine with donald trump are basically giving a thumbs up. thats how in this very large field he is ahead. but when you have either half or more than half of your party against you, that poll position is eventually going to go down. >> you know that and jonathan is here. many people have tried to explain the trump phenomenon and what nerve hes hitting this morning. the rnc chair was on the "today" show. let me tell you what he played in his comparison to what hes making on the other...

>> no, i dont think so. i mean, look, hes already been on social media this morning saying that john mccain needs to apologize to all the folks that were in phoenix last week seeing donald trump talk about illegal immigration. john mccain described them es a crazies. i have to tell you, when you talk about whats going to happen to this race and donald trump, you look at the front page of des moines register just this morning, stripped across the top it says trumps comments could change the state...

Thing trying to gain moment at companies like sea world and growing increasingly extreme in rhetoric and tactic. since the release of the documentary black fish which argues against keeping killer whales in activity reports show sea world attendance has dropped. still if research is true its unclear why one of the sea world employees would pose as an activist. business lawyers say these allegations are unusual. >> big brand companies tend to try to avoid this because of what they call reputation...

Particularly for republican presidential hopefuls trying to appeal to evangelicals. mike tobin has that story from iowa. good evening, mike. >> reporter: a first chance to woo in person the all-important iowa evan gelgelical votes. coming into iowa hot, freshman senator marco rubio will step foot in the hawkeye state for the first time since announcing his presidency. iowa presents the first test of whether he can handle the poll position. >> candidates are going to have to go out and talk about...

Stumbles everyone will pay attention to that because of the increased attention that the leader gets. jeb bush is making inroads particularly in the establishment and money raising. he has yet to prove himself among the voters. no one has. and scott walker has the top poll position. >> it is widely thought jeb bush has a lock on the big money donors and our fox news polls ask this question. which leader or candidate is a strong leader? these are republican voters responding here. 44 percent say ...

Ideological test to go through. i think that unfavorable rating before the conservative groups start pounding him, i think, is a real challenge. it wasnt like high in iowa but not eye in new hampshire. it was high in new hampshire and not just an iowa thing. the other thing that jumps out at me is, you know, rand paul, if youre looking who has poll position. you want to call him a front-runner or not, the guy is the one that is the most popular at this point among conservatives. he is running th...

>> here he is, mr. popular! >> the number three trender. poll position. >> im seriously considering running again for my senate seat. >> only 30% of arizonians approve of the job mccain is doing. >> down to blood relatives. >> public policy polling says a dislike of mccain is what people with agree upon. >> i can sense the people in my state. they like me. >> you like me! >> and im very grateful. >> the number two trender. bernies story. >> like yesterday is barack obama, president barack obama....