massive anti-trump action. he's making them nervous. something that could make them even more nervous? the idea of a trump/carson ticket. cnn asked the front-runner about that possibility earlier. >> i like him. he likes me. stranger things have happened. it's too early to think about that. it certainly is interesting. so many people have suggested it because we seem to be doing awfully well. >> noah rothman writes, stranger things have happened. not so sure about that. joining us now, scottie hughes, director of the tea party news network, amanda carpenter, served as ted cruz's communication director. these polls, the cnn poll, a "wall street journal" poll, trump is out in front by a lot in some of these polls. not to mention, iowa, new hampshire, south carolina, florida, everywhere you go. at what point do people take a step back and say, he is running away with this, at least right now. >> and it's shocking, but only