cut salaries of senior staff. the cuts come as the former arkansas governor is struggling in the polls and fund-raising. the republican candidate s daughter and campaign manager sarah huckabee sanders says the campaign is redirecting resources to iowa and that if they go to iowa and lose, we probably won t keep going. and jimmy fallon thinks one item in particular in the new $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government makes perfect sense. congress finally passed a bill to fund the government for next year, and it includes tax breaks for nascar racetracks. because if there s one thing congress is all about it s white guys sponsored by corporations and going around in circles. right? and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. in atlanta i am joined by bloomberg s political reporter kevin cirilli. good morning. happy friday, milissa. to you, too. do you think there will be any
president as beyonce is a performer. smart answer there. then on the topic of childish political topics, jimmy kimmel unveiled a donald trump kid s book last night. now, here are some frogs i do not like at all, we must kick these frogs out, and then build a wall. oh, the places you ll go, on your yacht on your plane, with your suits from milan, and your wives from ukraine. oh, the buildings you ll build, oh, the wealth you ll amass, oh, the people around you all kissing your [ bleep ] there are two kinds of people, which one will you be? a loser like them, would you like to finish? or a winner like me. and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. okay let s bring in political reporter erin mcpike. good morning to you. good morning. one day removed here from the gop debate. who is riding the wave after their performance tuesday night?
jimmy fallon thinks he might be looking forward to leaving office. i saw that last week president obama said that his favorite movie this year was the martian. right? after seeing the film about a man stranded alone on a distant planet obama said, working on the sequel. but don t bring me home. don t bring me home. i don t want to come home. and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. political analyst and best-selling author ellis henican is here. good morning to you. happy debate day. happy debate day. we re in the morn of debate day. what are you expecting tonight? a big fight between donald trump and ted cruz. is that what it s going to come down to? but you know what? it might be a one-way fight. trump has already called cruz a maniac. right? which is a pretty good way to get the conversation started, i would say. but the question is, and this is what i m going to be watching for tonight, does cruz take the bait on the trash talk?
this guy trump is a clown, okay, he s a total joke. the last thing anyone wants is some loud mouthed bully from the tri-state area who hurls insults at people like a fat-headed jabroni. you think we should hit isis head on? that s right, head on, which is always also the first rule of brain surgery, always leave the head on. that s your morning dish of scrambled politics. joining me from washington, olivia nutzi, mr.itical correspond wept the daily beast. thanks for being here, good morning. good morning. there s this new nbc news/ wall street journal poll, showing if there was this hypothetical election hillary clinton would actually beat trump but would lose to marco rubio and ben carson. what do you think this tells us about the surprising nature of this election? well, i think what it tells us is that primary voters don t necessarily want the same thing that general election voters want. general election voters do not want donald trump but a
no child left behind it s now don t blame us if your kid is dumb. that s your morning dish of scrambled politics. in washington, i m joined by bloomberg reporter kevin cirilli. good morning, thanks for being here. happy friday, gigi. thanks for having me. we do have several new polls out there. one showing americans are more afraid of a terrorist attack than any other time since 9/11. is this sense of dread propelling donald trump forward? well, i think that what it s doing is really forcing the issue of foreign policy and national security to the front of the political debate and discourse in our country right now. you know, after paris, after san bernardino, a lot of questions being raised about president obama s foreign policy proposal, and, of course, some tough questions that former secretary of state hillary clinton s going to have to face in a general election match-up. but no question that the billionaire celebrity is once again drowning out all political headlines