and rand paul is a flake. >> i think republicans are enhancing sort of the legend of ted cruz. we play that clip of him talking about hey, here i am in the backroom meeting are republican senators. we're talking about gun strategy and they're a bunch of squishes because all they're saying is this is a bad vote politically. i listen to that and say in a way he's right because what the republican senators are arguing with him is basically hey, don't do this, ted. this will look bad politically. they're right, by the way, it will look bad politically, but their argument is not it's not a violation of principles. their argument is we're scared of political implications. it allows him to go in public and say i'm the only one who's willing to stand on principle. they're a bunch of squishes. >> at the moment there is not other republican candidate that is positioned as well to be the candidate of the tea party. i think scott walker is maybe his biggest threat in that regard. but i think it's unclear whether he could command the support necessary to challenge ted cruz. and as long as marco rubio is