commanding lead in the new poll tonight as he prepares for the final gop debate of the year live on cnn. the latest monmouth university poll giving trump his biggest nationwide lead ever. 41% of republican voters. just look at the screen for a second. if you're listening on the radio, i'll make it loud and clear. that is 27 percentage points ahead of ted cruz, which is who is number two, and it's up 13 percentage points since october. that's a stunning lead. to be loud and clear, this poll was taken after trump's controversial proposal to ban muslims from entering the u.s. you are looking at a live picture of the debate stage in las vegas that is at the venetian where the republican candidates will face off tomorrow night. rehearsals are under way right now. trump will be at the center podium with ben carson and ted cruz because cruz is closing in on trump in at least one poll, according to the latest des moines register poll. he has a lead in iowa. ten points ahead of trump. the stakes are incredibly high