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>> not as nerve racking but also, look -- yes, it was very different. the field was bigger. we kind of have a little bit more of a groove, but it's always -- exactly. >> they're so prepared. and it's a reality show for political junkies in the prep room. >> here we go. that's "the lead." i'm jake tapper turning it over to brianna keilar in "the situation room." happening now, tough on talk. the eve of cnn's republican presidential debate. donald trump stretches his lead. a new national poll puts him 27 points ahead of his closest challeng challenger. cruz surging, texas senator ted cruz is c...

but just in right now, new poll numbers painting a very telling picture of the race for the republican presidential nomination. we can now report that mitt romney is the candidate to beat in at least two of the crucial first four voting contests of the 2012 election with herman cain a sometimes close, sometimes distant second. our new cnn "time" orc poll of republican voters just released shows romney on top in iowa's january 3rd caucuses, leading herman cain by three points, but that's well within the sampling error of plus or mines. in new hampshire, romney has a lead over cain. in...