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Election because hes not so far right as ted cruz. you see that his support comes from people very conservative, the evangelical community, many of whom may disagree with what i said and may see it less offensive than i did but, you know, i think the middle of the road people, moderates, more liberal republicans would find that a little much and i dont see independents falling in line behind ted cruz. >> sam clovis, steward, kathleen parker, always great to have you on. great discussions. evan...

Would resonate with them. what i think donald trump is actually doing something more than just merely challenging ted cruz, i think hes laying the groundwork for a general election should he become the nominee. in that, he is challenging this person on his natural born citizenship just as he did president obama but when he challenged president obama, there was many who saw that as having sort of a dog whistle racial under tone. so this way, you know, hes free and clear from that. hes inoculated ...

Stuff. i do think that trump is doing a little bit of damage to senator cruz because he understands the audience so well and to those people who respond to the birther message, it is something that would appeal to them, that would resonate with them. what i think donald trump is actually doing something more than just merely challenging ted cruz, i think hes laying the groundwork for a general election should he become the nominee. in that, he is challenging this person on his natural born citiz...

Campaign co-chairman and iowa sam clovis and romney presidential campaign strategists steward stevens and conservative columnist kathleen parker. the sense over the last couple weeks is that donald trump was losing ground in iowa. now you have the latest polls indicating basically a dead heat. do you think the questions that donald trump has been raising about cruz eligibility are having an impact? >> not much of that, anderson, as much as just the shifting sands. this is -- look at what happene...

Before the primary there and rick santorum was at 4% and ended up winning that. i think there is a lot of shifting to go. one of the things thats important is to look at who the people are and committed to their -- who they are supporting and i think donald trumps position is very strong with people committed to him and i also think that there are still a lot of shifting to go on. ive seen it on caucus night myself people get up and make presentations and change their mind sitting in the seats o...

Also think that there are still a lot of shifting to go on. ive seen it on caucus night myself people get up and make presentations and change their mind sitting in the seats on caucus night. >> steward, i mean, youve been on the program before and certainly no trump fan. your business winning elections. a, do you think sam is right thats not necessarily the questions about trumps eligibility and do you think sam is right about the strength of the commitment by iowaens to donald trump? >> look, ...

>> i think -- i dont think he should but i think he has a better chance in a general election because hes not so far right as ted cruz. you see that his support comes from people very conservative, the evangelical community, many of whom may disagree with what i said and may see it less offensive than i did but, you know, i think the middle of the road people, moderates, more liberal republicans would find that a little much and i dont see independents falling in line behind ted cruz. >> sam clo...

With the days counting down to iowa this is a two-man race and heavy weight battle. >> sure is, john, thanks very much. joining us now, trump national campaign co-chairman and iowa sam clovis and romney presidential campaign strategists steward stevens and conservative columnist kathleen parker. the sense over the last couple weeks is that donald trump was losing ground in iowa. now you have the latest polls indicating basically a dead heat. do you think the questions that donald trump has been ...

Lets listen in. >> leading substantially in florida. were leading in ohio against a sitting governor. weve had an amazing period of time. now we have, we start the process. february 1st is a big date. i think were going to do really, really well in iowa. >> can you talk bur get out the vote campaign and how youre going to insure that people who are supporting you at rallies are going to be out there at caucus day, on primary day? >> well as you know, despite the bad weather, the place is packed....

Best in the polls have the infrastructure on the ground to actually pull off wins in the early contests? donald trump was asked about this earlier this evening at a press conference that he held on board his plane before an iowa rally. >> well, as you know, and even if you look tonight despite the bad weather, the place is packed. they just had it on television. we get by far the biggest crowds. will they show up for caucus? i think the answer is yes. as you know, we have sam clovis and chuck an...