we collaborated for a few months, went back and forth, and i think that they did a phenomenal job. it was three amigos was the production company, a gentleman by the name of christian sheridan, phenomenal job they did. congratulations, like i said, you managed to get the attention of the united states on canadian parliamentary politics. thank you for your time tonight. thanks for having me. up next, with the last name of bush, is jeb bush really the best critic on american policy in iraq? the former florida governor goes on offense on two red meat issues. you re watching hardball, the place for politics.
this may be some kind of pre-emptive as other candidates think about whether to take him on. the conventional wisdom in politics has been, if you re the front-runner and the guy in the back of the pack is attacking you, you ignore him, don t give him the attention. trump breaks all the rules, and he s pulling away in iowa. according to a new poll out today, trump now leads with 22%. that s eight points clear of ben carson back in second place. he also blows away christian conservatives like ted cruz, mike huckabee and others. trump took a detour last night after he spotted a member of the audience holding a copy of his book. let s watch. hold that book up, please. okay, one of the great books. that s my second favorite book of all time. do you know what my first is?