where he wants to be. he is also making changes to his campaign, cutting two million in south carolina and one million in iowa in ad spending. is this a public signal this is potentially the beginning of the end for jeb bush? well i think it is kind of his hail mary. you look how carson and bush are trying to position themselves. it is basically the opposite of trump. it is authenticity. it is heart-felt, no name-calling. it is just straight politics. i think their style is very reflective of we ll differentiate ourselves dramatically as we can. with bush you re seeing him lean on legacy of his campaign and iowa spending time on the ground and talking to those who supported his father and brother before him. there is a signal it is this or no game at all and thinking a different strategy all together is the only chance that they have if you look at the polls. abby: we showed you guys nationally the real clear politics averages, and kevin, i want to pull up the
they ve been lied to. they ve been cheated. the system s rigged. the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and it is strength and character. yeah. i think also the other word, the keyword was carson s humility. and that there s, at least the puretive humility. that s the kind of guy whether he is humble or not, i don t know. soft spoken guy of great establishment who doesn t like boast. he s the opposite of trump. he s done incredible things in his field, and yet, he s not a boastful guy. he presents himself as a humble, soft-spoken person. and something about that appealing to the republican elector rat. he s the american dream. he was born in povr any detroit, raised by a single parent. and went on to become the preeminent pediatric neurosurgeon on the planet. that is a great american story. it s unbelievable. gosh. still ahead on morning joe
wrong on the red eye news deck. how are you down there? it is a little breezy up here tonight. debate stuff. it was a tough night for jeb bush. not really though. he got to tell the world he was 7-0 in fantasy football. he is bragging of the. jeb said he is not a per former. he is a doer. you have to do when you are running for president. explain ben carson. he is an under performer. perhaps the vitamins help. it is working for him. look, there is instances of exceptions. say there are exceptions. i think he figured out how to play the opposite of trump. you can do it and he s doing it.
direct opposite. every time she appears in the debate, i think somewhere in the voter s minds they contrast her with hillary clinton and hillary loses. and she s the opposite of trump. she s controlled, precise, prim, very well first on policy. precise is right. if you want your nonpolitician acandidate and trump isn t your thing, you have fiorina. the ones i talk to are passing the graveyard on hillary saying she s going to win. carly has been on 40 times and never not guilty been prepared. she use to do earnings calls
they want something authentic. like it or not, he s authentic, sort of. the polls have him in second place nationally. jeb bush first. ted cruz, yesterday, thinks donald trump is great. if you look at the bottom of the pack the ted cruises and rubios are losing. three people we thought of as interesting, credible candidates. it will be interesting to see if the republicans go after mr. trump. at what point do they come out swinging? there s an opportunity to be the opposite of trump. you have the fox and cnn debate. will somebody do it on the campaign trail beforehand? jeb bush thinks trump is wrong in his rant about mexicans. don t disparage the people coming adrosz droszcross the border. republicans are nervous.