i think it is possible people are concerned with his soft-spoken manner and lack of foreign policy experience, does he fit the role of commander-in-chief? bill: cnn came out with new poll showing trump at commanding lead with 36%. they said who best handles isis. this is what they found, chris. trump is 46%. he more than doubles if not triples rest of the field. the other day trump was on the trail. he said this on screen, whenever there is tragedy everything goes up. my numbers go way up because we have no strength in this country. we have weak, sad politicians making argument people support him and his numbers go higher because they see him as a strong leader. yeah. i m not sure if i were trump i would have talked about the political advantage of this but what he is saying is true, and there is no question. in that new latest poll where he is at 36% and on specific question of terror at 45%, shows just that.
then, continuing to hammer the bush legacy on twitter, even tweeting an article about how jeb himself was criticized in the wake of the attacks when he was governor of florida, the state where the hijackers were able to get driver licenses. it all comes as an nbc news/ wall street journal poll showing trump got his best results to date, right at that 25% mark with ben carson nipping at his heels and jeb bush coming in a distant fifth. even more dismal for bush, 44% said they could not see themselves supporting him, compared to just 36% who said they could not support trump. joining me now msnbc political analyst and former rnc analyst mi michael steele. michael, let me start with you. this does seem to expose the fact that at its core the republican party has not figured out how they are reconciled to george w. bush s legacy, what they think about it, and how they re going to talk to voters about it. and even if it weren t jeb bush, it seems like that s a thing that republicans are go
to a 500 million dollar very good lawsuit. it s a very good lawsuit. and let s see who comes next. reporter: but the former reality tv star wasn t the only blunt speaking presidential candidate. i want to be the next president of the united states and i spend to win this election. new jersey governor chris christie made his first foray after launching his presidential bid. telling a town haul ll i ll guarantee you here s one thing you ll never say. you ll never say i don t know what he thinks. reporter: christie and trump, two candidates offering their own very different brands of straight talk. our latest poll showing trump in second place among republicans nationally. christie is in the low single digits. as for that lawsuit, nbc says trump s complaint is factually false and legally ridiculous.