nose, ears, eyes. those are the only places i m talking about. so charming. right? joining me now margaret hoover and i m also joined by mike shields, former chief of staff for the rnc. he is now president of the congressional leadership fund. good morning. let s not pretend. this is the match up everyone will be watching. fiorina versus trump. margaret, will will this be a deafeni defining moment for fiorina. yes. she s a shrewd debater and shrewd campaigner and my guess is look, she s the one person who hasn t let trump define her without punching back in a way that doesn t just punch back at trump but punches back at hillary. she caught the face ad and
jeb bush is going up the super pac supporting bush is going one ads, it will be a $24 million ad buy in iowa and new hampshire. that could change the dynamics a little bit as well. as far as the candidates we ll be looking to here, it is also fiorina, jeb and ben carson. fiorina had a really strong debate performance a couple of weeks ago. she s shown the ability to kind of have a little bit of charge and flash on that stage that really brings people in. she certainly has a command of policy. but has to show that she belongs up there on the big stage with these other candidates. now that she s made her move up. jeb bush certainly needs to show donors and his supporters that he s really got the fire to tang on donald trump. channel that anger and
voter but i want them to vote, i want them to love trump and them to know i ll do a great job. as far as candidates, you know, to me they are all the same. reporter: the republican leader pulling his punches on stage and off friday even tweeting a gracious for him farewell to rick perry. after the former texas governor announced he was suspending his campaign writing@govern perry is a terrific guy and i wish him well. i know he will have a great future. a sharp turn in tone from the lashing he gave carly fiorina in rolling stone on thursday criticizing her face. harsh words that insiders say could come back to haunt him wednesday from fiorina herself as she takes the main stage. can she knock him down? if fiorina versus trump is the match, in the center ring i want a front row ticket. reporter: despite too many insults to count trump is out front leading by double digits