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Reciprocate these attacks to going after trump for everything from having new york values to being too cozy with democrats to cruz saying he would be more electable in a general election. now, i think the big question is how this plays out on the debate stage tonight. donald trump indicated that his campaign event last night that the citizenship stuff would come up, but it's possible he leaves it up to the debate moderators to sort of do his dirty work for him rather than going directly for ted cruz. now, as for the cruz camp they are very aware that donald trump can be unpredictable. and they...

Week away from the first gop debate of the new year, and foreign policy is expected to take center stage as global affairs have shifted candidates' focus on the campaign trail. that change accelerated by north korea's claim yesterday that it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb, raiding the stakes with an -- raising the stakes with an unpredictable regime. in the middle east, we're also seeing escalating tensions between iran and saudi arabia as they ratchet up their rivalry. and, of course, there's the ongoing battle against isis, a growing danger especially in light of the paris terror attack...

Moment. >> it is pretty incredible. look, republicans, we always know, do well when they attack the media. i feel like this cycle has taken it to a degree we have not seen before. it's been debate moderators, reporters, across the board. republican voters who have tuned in early, they love this. donald trump gets huge cheers at his events when he attacks the media. it's a great way to get their base riled up and rallying for them. people have so many different outlets they turn to that they did look at their own narrative wherever they want. they can read something that reinforces their views ...

A presidential front-runner joking about executing journalists? but i think the question is what is it about our system that provides no checks on the rise of someone like this? and what is it about everybody else that's not allowing them to tap into that same anger in a constructive way? >> and you also write that the problem with this is not just the existence of this in the universe, it's that we eventually capitulate to it in a way. that the goalposts are moved on the field so that we try to find a middle ground with donald trump instead of dismissing him outright and entirely. >> you watc...

"first they came." right? first it was the mexicans, then the muslims, now it's just journalists. a presidential front-runner joking about executing journalists? but i think the question is what is it about our system that provides no checks on the rise of someone like this? and what is it about everybody else that's not allowing them to tap into that same anger in a constructive way? >> and you also write that the problem with this is not just the existence of this in the universe, it's that we eventually capitulate to it in a way. that the goalposts are moved on the field so that we try to f...