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We've hit a chord, we're both resonating, no question about it. >> reporter: it's not just that trump and carson have support. it's just that supporters are excited about them, which makes them more likely to go out and vote. 30% of trump supporters are enthusiastic. 25% of carson's. by contrast, 3% of jeb bush voters are enthusiastic about him. as he steps up criticism of trump as commander in chief. >> we need to be much more forceful, here to protect the homeland, as well as overseas to create a strategy to unite the world against this grave threat. i don't believe donald trump has capabili...

Numbers for two front-runners. >> it sure is. when it comes to donald trump, the kind of misstep that and remark that can typically troy a political career, so far only seems to make donald trump stronger. and our new poll shows it only cements his status as teflon don. >> reporter: it may be a crowded republican presidential field, but only two men are firmly on top, donald trump and ben carson. a combined two-third of gop voters now say trump and carson are their first and second choice according to cnn/orc's poll. >> we hit a chord, both resonating, no question about it. >> reporter: it's n...

I can tell you right now and donald won't like this, if the election is held today it's even money between donald trump and ben carson in iowa. i can't say anybody else would be close to donald trump. you look at carson's organization. iowa right now, history, ben carson has a great chance. they are doing stuff on the ground, doing stuff with micro targeting. got more contributors. you look at the fundamentals of blocking and tackling of politics. it's hard to find anybody in the republican party that in iowa, at least, has blocking and tackling. with carson, one of the great irony, trump and ...

Million in the last quarter. sounds good until you hear he spend $11.5 million. as we discovered his campaign spending 26,000 d at miami's luxury biltmore hotel and also staying at holiday inn. the republican candidate who raised the most, ben carson. like trump, a political outsider. carson's total was almost $21 million. he spent about $14 million. one of his biggest expenses, $1.4 million on fundraising calls. calls that some gop candidates can't afford to make. five of the republican candidates didn't raise that much cash in total. the remaining gop candidates might want to take a page fro...

Running up a mere $8,200. the one who raised the most -- ben carson up. carson's total was almost $21 million. he spent about $14 million. one of his biggest expenses -- $1.4 million on fund-raising calls. calls that some gop candidates can't afford to make. five of the republican candidates did not even raise that much cash in total. so the remaining gop candidates might want to take a page from the trump checkbook. besides the speed with which some of the candidates are burning through the money they raise which can influence how much more money their wealthiest donors can give them, the amo...