problem where hutchison would have been part of the solution." evan smith, "the texas tribune," is it the case that the more rerivaled ted cruz is by fellow republicans in the senate, the less popular he gets nationally -- and the polls show his national approval rating just absolutely plunging -- does that solidify his support in the independent-minded state of texas? >> oh, most definitely. the more that washington hates him, the more that texas loves him. the more that the liberal jackles of the media attack him it makes him stronger. when "the new york times" or the "washington post" or msnbc attack him, that is spinach and he is popeye. it makes him stronger. >> okay, but here's the question. the attacks from cruz have been coming from, you know, people such as myself, it also come from sort of more mainstream or beltway publications. it's come from a lot of conservatives, too. and my question is, the texas donor class, the folks in texas that are writing the checks, the folks in texas who run big oil