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Says, he is mr. agreeable. why should voters go for you over ted cruz? >> because i'm more capable. pau because i have a much better temperament and get 'long with people better than he does. >> reporter: trump accused cruz of being a maniac in the senate. cruz tweeted in honor of my good friend donald trump, and good hearted maniacs everywhere, he tweeted a video of flash dance. trump will not be the only challenge for cruz. marco rubio already calling him weak on national security. >> each time he's had to choose between strong national defense, he seems to side with the isolationists. john ...

>> reporter: donald trump still on top but tonight a new pecking order in the republican race. a new lineup on the debate stage. ted cruz suddenly gaining ground nationally and in the key state of iowa. even overtaking trump by 10 percentage points. the front-runners will be standing next to each other tonight night. the first time they've come face to face since the personal attacks started. trump giving cnn state of the union a preview. >> because i'm more capable. because i have a much better temperament. because i actually get along with people much better than he does. >> reporter: he too...

Muslims from entering the united states, his support went up. that's the moral of the story. i do think it's more state-by-state polls. that's why iowa is interesting because cruz has momentum. in terms of what is going to happen tomorrow night, there is no one who has thought about these debates more strategically than ted cruz. he knows what he is doing. and he is has used them very well. comment that trump made on fox was to put a little clip of maniac from dance so he has responded with humor. he has tried not to attack donald trump frontally because, guess what, it doesn't work. it will b...

Donald trump is criticizing ted cruz for his record in the senate. so will that play well with donald trump's base? who is also the base of support that generally likes rush limbaugh. we'll have to wait and see. but my thinking is that donald trump is not very good at biting his tongue and won't be able to stay away from this. >> kasie, i get the opportunity now to mention "flash dance" and the song "maniac." because ted cruz laughed this off when trump called him a maniac. he tweeted about the song maniac. you know the one from the movie. >> don't we all? >> is he just laughing this off, or t...

He is the kinder, gentler, conservative version of donald trump. ted cruz is the one starting fights with republican leadership as soon as he got to the senate. this is somebody who is known on capitol hill as provoking a lot of interim party fights. fighting with republicans over whether he used spending showdowns to defund obamacare. >> he's still not hammering him though. ted cruz, he comes back and he calls him my friend donald trump. in honor of my friend, donald trump and good hearted maniacs everywhere. he plays the video from "flash dance." that will be stuck in my head all day, eric. ...