her husband. but that is the whole point anderson, we don t know. and in the absence of that people will jump in, obviously the trump campaign will use this try to use this to their advantage because they were desperately flailing and failing. hillary clinton was up in the polls. and they had no, you know, very narrow path to 270. so they are going to try to use this to their advantage and i think it is unfair to the american voter that we don t have more information about this. a lot more to talk about over the two hours. a fast-moving story. donald trump in cedar rapids, iowa. we ll bring you that on a very busy day of barn storming. and see how he s reacting to the newly discovered e-mails ahead. whoa, this is awful, try it. oh no, that looks gross what is that? you gotta try it, it s terrible. i don t wanna try it if it s terrible. it s like mango chutney and burnt hair. no thank you, i have a very sensitive palate. just try it! guys, i think we should hurry up.
he was expecting to leave government once this term was up but he wouldn t rule it out if he were to get tapped. so that s what we re watching in terms of the transition and of course, it underscores that you have the clinton team increasingly looking beyond donald trump but they do not have this race locked up yet and secretary clinton is going to be barn storming in critical iowa today. that is a state that favors donald trump. he s been ahead in the polls there. but the latest poll just out yesterday actually shows it is a jump ball. it s all tied up at 44% each. secretary clinton is going to be trying to energize her base. women voters. she s going to be joined by women rights leaders including cecile richards and her message is get out and vote and try to counter the talk of the rigged system you hear from donald trump. they re really concerned that could lead to a lower voter turnout and concerned about supporters getting complacent and we saw that on display yesterday at the eve
bring your challenges® we are back with your first read on politics this morning. ted cruz continues his brainstorming tour of super tuesday states, making stops today in virginia and georgia. cruz is also out with a new tv ad in iowa, blasting the 2013 immigration bill, which was spear-headed by his rival, marco rubio. securing our borders and stopping illegal immigration is a matter of national security. that s why i fought so hard to defeat president obama and the republican establishment s gang of eight amnesty plan. their misguided plan would have given obama the authority to admit syrian refugees, including isis terrorists. joining me now live, nbc news senior political editor mark murray. i said brainstorming, rather than barn-storming. so, a little fear of being
history and a different set of threats around the world than we went in to. so there s a lot of play here, very complicated but part of the reality of the 21st century an i m afraid we are going to be operating in this mode for a long time. i know that s a long-winded answer but that s how i feel about it. isn t there i wonder a reality we ought to acknowledge about how sort of the internal politics of the republican party on capitol hill changed in the obama era? you talk about maybe he s spent too much time barn storming, maybe should have called boehner, other leaders to camp david. my reaction when i hear that is this is precipitated with the debt ceiling showdown in the summer of 2011 an the lesson of that boehner tried to cut a deal, went back to the conference and told we don t trust you on this. he emerged from the fiscal cliff deal promising the members i won t negotiate on my own anymore with obama and three times this year he s actually he s brought bills to the floor
not may 2011. normally the republican candidate was early in the primary process, shores up the base and then is going to store a more mainstream university as the nominee. romney felt the need as presumptive nominee to go there. purity tests, something to look forward to. especially if you re mitt romney. after the break, he s not dropping out but he s not exactly barn storming. as ron paul clarifies his campaign plan in the race and his legacy going forward. that s next on now. [ male announcer ] when a major hospital wanted to provide better employee benefits while balancing the company s bottom line, their very first word was. [ to the tune of lullaby and good night ] af-lac aflac [ male announcer ] find out more at. [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] .forbusiness.com. [ yawning sound ] throughout our entire lives. one a day women s 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed for women s health concerns as we age.