him saying he has a tough spine. if he decides to do this, he would make sure his family was on board. the twist here is we're told by some of these donors they're being asked to go to the president to jeb bush's family members and encourage them. one person who is on board, his son george p. bush who's running for statewide office in texas. he says he hopes his dad runs. and he's telling the people they should urge him to do exactly that. >> it's such a great point, though, when you think about the immediate family of jeb bush and the buy-in that they have to provide, the sacrifice that goes into doing something like that. we've all seen what can happen to families in the past. you have an update on ted cruz, the fund raising totals for him so far and whether or not they're meeting expectations. >> if you've been watching "morning joe," you could have predicted this. joe said his role in the