all right. we have seen a turn in things in the election and we must discuss. new national polling from abc news and "the washington post" shows it's working. donald trump, a commanding lead over the gop field, beating second place rival ben carson now by double digits. his numbers holding steady, high despite or perhaps because of controversial rhetoric against accepting refugees from syria and supporting surveillance of muslims and more in the united states. let's discuss cnn political analyst and presidential campaign correspondent for "the new york times," maggie hitch and political commentator errol louis. look at the numbers. the numbers do not lie.