political hail mary. it appeared he was trying to send a signal to maybe his current donor. panic left the stage a long time. it's tougher than that, but especially the many, many donors, or the establishment who are out there who haven't gotten into the game yet, trying to appeal to them. but i also thought that the marco rubio ted cruz dynamic, even rand paul, especially as somebody like me who has studied them for the past few years since they've been in the senate, i found that most fascinated. >> you mentioned rubio cruz. the exchanges were tense between them. you asked rubio about immigration. let's listen. >> you haven't answered the question. you just described a long path but does that path end at citizenship. >> i've answered it repeatedly. i am personally open. after ten years in that probationary status with a work permit, i'm open to letting