Transcripts for CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper 20151223 21:09

CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper December 23, 2015 21:09:00

like marco rubio or ted cruz or young governor like chris christie and a clinton team will all be ready for trump. >> i have to say i am starting to sense -- well, not an embracing of trump by the republican establishment, kind of coming to terms with the fact he may -- >> well, the lead is amazing. he has more of a lead over the republican field than hillary clinton has over bernie sanders. said this six months ago, trump will be more ahead than clinton is ahead of sanders. >> absolutely. >> that's my deep analysis of the current situation. >> nuts. >> i don't know how much stock you put in the polls, but the polls do show hillary clinton would have a tough time running against ted cruz or marco rubio. >> well, jake, i don't put a lot of stock in polls until they have nominees they are not great predictors of the general election shapeup. it's a choice. i think when people look at the choice between if hillary clinton is nominee or hillary

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