his previous statements. do you identify more as a democrat or republican? you would be shocked if i said in many cases i identify more as a democrat. it seems that the economy does better under the democrats than the republicans. reporter: now, it s those old views that could come back to haunt trump. we are used to hearing him say a lot over the years. but many republican primary voters are beginning to tune into the political side of trump for the first time. they may be surprised to know the republican front-runner spoke so favorably and donated money. chris? the big question what is the gop going to do about it? trump is their boy, on their team. he is leading in the polls. let s bring in mel martinez former chairman of the rnc and senator from florida. good to have you with us. good morning. is donald trump the problem for the gop or the solution?
and do well in the polls and by january, things are very different. we have to see. i think it happened before with people like howard dean. i dated dean and marries john kerry. you will see that scene play out with trump. this is a market driven thing. this is going to keep going on until the voters shut it down. it s a market driven proposition. media, all the air under him to raise the flames. when we dump water on them he s shown he doesn t want to be tested. he says what he wants to say, goes on media appearance. he doesn t want to be tested. what do you think about how the rnc is handling them? thanks very much. see you soon. this is really the gop problem. trump is in their party for now. will he go independent if they kick him out? we have the rnc chairman mel martinez to talk about what the party s plan is for the donald.
every time i turn around i have some guy that is hitting me. reporter: this morning, a new poll shows concerns of republican leaders could be justified. in three key election battlegrounds, colorado iowa and virginia nearly 6-10 voters hold unfavorable views of trump. for now, his rhetoric is resinating with republican primary voters. the war of words seemed to start when lindsey graham said this to cnn. he s become a jackass. i watch him on television. he s a jackass. trump retaliated by giving out graham s personal cell number. he gave me the number and i found the card. i wrote the number down. i don t know if it s right. let s try it. 202 jeb bush supported trump supporters. what am i supposed to call him, donald? i m going to call mim mr. trump.
bland? there s a lot more questions we have than answers. get out of the car. fears that trump s campaign could damage the republican brand. the problem with mr. trump s language is it s divisive it s ugly it s mean spirited. he s striking a nerve with a lot of people. all of this talk isn t solving a single problem. he s becoming a jackass. more disturveing details about the chattanooga gunman. this is a individual that did a heinous attack. i don t think that s going to work. announcer: this is new day with chris cuomo, alisyn camerota and michaela pereira. good morning, welcome back to your new day. as discussed, new video raising more questions than answers, concerning the arrest of sandra bland. was the police dashcam video
laughs. stewart bringing up the prospect of a trump presidency. if people are engaged, eventually the political system responds despite the money and the lobbyists. i guess what you would say is after seven years, is that the advice that you then bequeef to future president trump? well um i m sure the republicans are enjoying mr. trump s dominance anything that makes them look less crazy. [ laughter ] jon stewart signs off august 6th. that was the last visit from the president. they are laughing about it but the gop candidates aren t. you think there s talks going on?