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That i've been surprised it, it really seems to me, only three candidates right now are playing to win iowa. in some form, it's trump, cruz, and to a lesser extent it was carson. i think he's got some issues right now. none of the other candidates are playing to win iowa. not jeb, not rubio, as brad pointed out. mistake? >> well, rick santorum called and he would like to remind you that he's still in this race. >> fair enough. touche. >> and he won four years ago. he's an afterthought this time, and so is mike huckabee, who won in 2008, but the interesting thing about what cruz has managed to ...

Uncontroversial, he has the right to want a president who doesn't profess sharia law which advocates cutting off one's hands that they steal. ben carson has a right to express that. and it's an uncontroversial point, in my mind. and likewise, look, if iraq or iran or saudi arabia wants a muslim president, that's fine. >> not every muslim in the united states believes in sharia law, haley. >> i'm well aware of that. that's why ben carson made the distinction. if a muslim disavois sharia law, he's okay with that person being president. >> he didn't say that initially. >> we've given hillary clin...

The constitution, that there would be no distinction there. that's all part of it. does dr. carson not believe in that? >> no. you know, here is what i don't understand, don. you're a fair guy. you have a lot of respect. i don't understand why the media is going out of their way to make this about the constitution, to make this about article 6. dr. carson was not asked about the constitution of the united states. dr. carson was not asked about article 6. dr. carson was asked a very personal question which he gave a very personal answer. >> and he answered islam is not consistent with the const...

Muslim shoornt be president of the u.s.? >> i think it takes time. the same way racism in against african-americans was made stream, john kennedy gave a famous speech and maybe it takes some of us and i have no problem giving that speech and john kennedy addresses it head on. that he was an actual absolute -- >> it's not just encouple bent on muslims to do it. we all have to do it. thank you so much for joining me this evening. carson's remarks are a calculated political move. up next, our political experts. iflike i love shrimp, red lobster's endless shrimp... ...is kind of a big deal. it's...

And if somebody can get elected, that's what it's all about. it's an electoral process. i would tend to go along with that. >> tend to go along with what? >> election. if you win an election, you know, in this country, if you win an election. but i would say this, ben was saying there are difficulties and i think everybody knows what those difficulties are and people want to be politically correct, but there have been difficulties and a lot of people agree with ben. i do think that ben would also agree, though, if properly vetted, the proper people properly vetted going through an election, i ...