eventually pop. do you think ted cruz is among those? well, there s it s interesting strategy, definitely. unique event in that i thought it was interesting they re using rhetoric like when i m president. they both can t be. so it s an interesting choice. the calculation for cruz is clear. he despite the polls that you just referenced, he has been really struggling to get attention. for his positions. just to get media attention in general. he asked trump to come on board because he knew the kind of attention trump will get. there s parallels in terms of let me ask you do you think it s just attention voters who are really are attracted to this kind of style of tough talk and speaking their mind or at least this sort of projection of such. but do you think it s molly, let me ask you a question. take advantage of that.
enablers by talking about him. he s an entertaining character. i think to the degree there s anything substantive to say about it, it s bad for republicans for him to be part of the mix. i think they re trying to get past this idea that the primary s last time around were almost a again, it was a clown car, it was a circus. these are the phrases you hear even from republican activists. i think trump s presence and the attention trump is getting at this point kind of creates that atmosphere again. it s a free-for-all and anyone can get in. can i just say to michael s point, i think that s the long-term implication. this continues to be the face of the gop, whether it s donald trump, whether it s ted cruz. i m going to show a clip in a moment. in fact, i ll show it to you right now. senator ted cruz s father, rafael cruz, also spoke at the iowa summit family leadership and also compared obama to fidel castro. a young charismatic leader rose up talking about hope and change.
we need stories to cover and trump somewhat masterfully exploits that. i don t think there s any reason to take him seriously given the past record you just described. to some degree we re his enablers by talking about him. he s an entertaining character. i think to the degree there s anything substantive to say about it, it s bad for republicans for him to be part of the mix. i think they re trying to get past this idea that the primary s last time around were again, it was a clown car, it was a circus. these are the phrases you hear even everybody republican activists. i think the attention trump is getting at this point kind of creates that atmosphere again it s a free-for-all and anyone can get in. to michael s point i think that s the long-term implication. this continues to be the face of the gop, whether it s donald trump, whether it s ted cruz. i m going to show a clip in a moment. in fact, right now. it will rafael cruz, senator cruz s father also spoke at the summit and c
i don t take him seriously at all. i don t think there s any reason to given the past record you just described. to some degree we re his enablers by talking about him. he s an entertaining character. i think to the degree there s anything substantive to say about it, it s bad for republicans for him to be part of the mix. i think they re trying to get past this idea that the primary s last time around were almost a again, it was a clown car, it was a circus. these are the phrases you hear even from republican activists. i think trump s presence and the attention trump is getting at this point kind of creates that atmosphere again. it s a free-for-all and anyone can get in. can i just say to michael s point, i think that s the long-term implication. this continues to be the face of the gop, whether it s donald trump, whether it s ted cruz. i m going to show a clip in a moment. in fact, i ll show it to you right now. senator ted cruz s father, rafael cruz, also spoke at the iowa sum
trump is going to get a lot of votes by going out and every speech dropping f-bombs. i just don t believe it. while there may be frustration among republicans as john ralston just pointed out democrats are pouncing on the attention trump is giving. they ve sent out a fund raising e-mail saying to the republican party you can have trump. say what you will about donald trump. he s never, ever dull. thank you very much for that report. if you miss s. the royal wedding this morning or just can t get enough of it, stand by. we have extended highlights. that s coming up next. [ male a] in 2011, at&t is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we re adding new cell sites. increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we re covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible.