let me welcome barbara bush and jeb bush, the former governor of florida. [applause] ♪ barbara: it is great to be back in new hampshire. is that on? can you hear me? yes. it's great to be back in new hampshire. we had such wonderful times here. you have the values and the beliefs that we push -- that we bushes believe in. you are givers, you are great. it is great to be with the world's nicest man. [applause] friends again, and to see all of you. i did not really plan on this. wisest,is the nicest, most caring, loyal, disciplined-- [laughter] barbara: not by me. [laughter] but he's not a braggart. [laughter] we don't allow that. [laughter] but he's decent and honest. he is everything we need in a president. [applause] barbara: his dad an i are very proud of him. ladies and gentlemen, the next president of the united states -- jeb bush. [applause] jeb: thank you mama. thank you all. you can sit. everybody can sit. thank you all very much. wow. mom, micron sizes are not rowd sizes- mom, my c are not normally this large. i wonder why. it is such a joy to be

bush: what do you think? [laughter] mr. bush: i'm making progress? mr. bush: see what i say? yes, sir. we've got a mic coming. >> first of all, i want to thank you for falling out the respectability scorecard. second of all, i wanted to know, it seems that people with mental illness and the addicted are being treated by being sent to prison and jails instead of eating the actual help that they need. what would you do as president to change that? mr. bush: great question. i am proud of my record, by the way, in support of people with different abilities, developnmental and physical. it is informed by my faith in many ways, and as governor of florida, we have made great progress. we were at the bottom of the pack, and we have risen up, and i am proud of it. it is why i didn't apologize when i called donald trump a jerk -- mr. bush: when he disparaged people with disabilities. it is just not right. that is not the america i believe we all should embrace. this challenge of addiction and mental health, it is important that you have both together. in many cases, in my personal expe

bush on stage with the former first lady, laura bush. we'll hear from senator lindsey graham who will introduce the president. president bush will speak and then jeb will take the stage. we expect -- jeb bush has said he expects his brother to make the point that jeb bush has the skills to be commander in chief and that he as former president knows what that takes so that's what we'll be listening for here tonight. >> we'll have live coverage of all of that. athena, thank you very much. >>> let's bring back our panel. manu, the trump comments about ted cruz were amazing. he said ted cruz is totally unstable. not just unstable, totally unstable. and he went on to say, quote, he is the single biggest liar i have ever come across in politics or otherwise, and i have seen some of the best of them. his statements are totally untrue and completely outrageous. it is hard to believe a person who proclaims to be a christian could be so dishonest and lie so much. what a dramatic escalation in the rhetoric. >> it's really just a few weeks ago these

bush, and who's in town today? it's george w. bush. it almost becomes a fight between two different visions, the donald trump vision, and the george w. bush vision. it's hard to break through that, isn't it? >> while these guys are throwing sticks and tostones at each oth, we'll go through a day or two of looking at what's happening today, between the theatrics of trump and bush coming to stump for his brother. as voters have talked about these issues and thinking about these threats, who of this crowd is best prepared to lead us as commander in chief. and when we start to listen to the particular issues and the preparedness of the candidates that will be on the ballot on saturday, i think marco rubio will stand head and shoulders above the rest of the pack. >> big picture here, what is the strategy for rubio? he's not come in, in the top two. where is the breakthrough? is is south carolina the breakthrough state for marco rubio? >> i don't know if i would call it the breakthrough state. right now only 2% of the delegates have even cas

bush, laura bush, and jeb bush. [driving country music plays] ♪ [applause] [applause] >> even i cannot screw this up. thank you for coming to show your support for jeb bush. presidents, welcome back, mr. president, and of laura. south carolina has missed you. the country has missed you. this is bush country. if somebody told me i had eight itrs to live, i would want under obama, because it seems like it was forever. one more year and this guy is going. thank you for coming back to where you are loved and appreciated and for keeping us safe while you are were thedent -- president of the united states. thank you for your leadership after 9/11. your fightor taking to the enemies of the nation. backsyou for having mthe of those doing the fighting. thank you for being decent and honorable. on of us get to vote saturday, right? show up tuesday and you will be by yourself. the whole world is watching what we do here for a reason. we picked presidents. vote needso goes to to understand that the military is stuck with the

which is classic bush speak. - it's so bush isn't it? - because it's either not a full deck or an empty suit blended together. (crowd laughs) it's a little bit like, this was a little like writing a biography of dana carvey. there were moments. - yeah, right. - you know, you could hear it you know? unleashed orgy of death. (crowd laughs) one of the joys of doing it and we'll get back to why, is at one point this summer, in the course of a single hour in fact checking it, i spoke to henry kissinger, dick cheney and dana carvey, who did the entire interview in character. (crowd laughs) and so i'm still not sure. it might have been the president. - well it sounds like fun. - it was great fun. and i said, "well what are the elements "of the impression?" and carvey said, "it's an underlay "of mister rogers with some john wayne thrown in." which is actually a brilliant way. - that explains it. - explains the whole thing. i met him in 1998. our mutual friend michael (mumbles) and i went up to walkers point to interview him and brent scowcroft a

jeb bush. who was the number one spender in south carolina? jeb bush. he is calling in fourth and sixth places in all of these states. >> spending $2,000 per vote in many cases. >> he should have been able to stay on until the very end when there is a candidate that the establishment candidate was really rattled by. because of the way they spent money. he blew it. he has been running on fumes. they have zero hard dollars left and almost all the super pac money was gone. absolute political malpractice. whether or not you like jeb bush as a candidate and as a talent, the way that campaign was run is absolute lip ridiculous. >> it is not about the money. it is the strategic decision. it is what lauren alluded to. they've all spent mind boggling amounts of money. >> he spent the most. >> the strategic decision that will be dissected as people now begin the process of looking at what went wrong will be what you alluded to. that trump successfully branded him the day -- he did as chuck said. he announced the morning after jeb. he rode down that escalator. and

bush was in office. listen to this. >> given the track record of this president and the experience of obfuscation in hearings with respect to the supreme court least, i will recommend to my colleagues that we should not confirm any bush nominee to the supreme court except in extraordinary circumstances. they must prove -- [ applause ] -- they must prove by actions, not words, that they are in the mainstream rather than we have to prove that they are not. >> mark hanna is a former campaign aide for the obama and kerry presidential campaigns and partner in the truman national security project and rich lowery is a "national review" ed tore and fox news contributor. mark, i'll start with you first. a lot of people say it's a little hypocritical for chuck schumer to say what he's saying now considering what he said in 2007. >> senator schumer was opposed to george bush, his nominees back then. of course, there's going to be bluster from either side. democrats when george bush was president, republicans when b

cruz, rubio and jeb bush and non-candidate george w. bush. the former president on the campaign trail in support of younger brother jeb. it was w's first time in full-on campaign mode since barack obama won in 2008. he returned trump's fire. and dana bash has the latest. >> reporter: miguel and alison, george w. bush back in the spotlight. he drew a big crowd for his brother and drew distinctions between his brother and trump. he did not mention his name, but described his persona that we have become used to see, the character that drawn so many supporters to him. the point that george w. bush was trying to make is america shouldn't go for somebody who preys on the fears and frustrations of americans. they should go for a strong and steady hand. somebody who is not necessarily the loudest person in the room. clearly describing his brother. >> the presidency is a serious job that requires sound judgment and good ideas. and there's no doubt in my mind that jeb bush has the experience and character to be a great president. >> reporter: but what

bush: everything. i was here for my father's wedding. >> do you think we will see a surprise tomorrow? mrs. bush: i hope so. >> what do you think will happen? mrs. bush: i think he is by far, the best. john: and also to have two of -- also at that event were two of his brothers. both were optimistic about his chances. afterward, i cut up with the candidate himself. we had a chance to chat about family. a lot of love in your family. jeb bush: is that surprising? mark: it's not always the case with siblings. jeb bush: we love each other a lot. mark: how big is tomorrow? jeb bush: south carolina is important. it has always been important in running for president. certainly in my family, it has , been a big part of it. no question about it. mark: focus, great as always with question and answer, clear nervousness in his world. four jeb bush tomorrow what is , meeting and beating expectations tomorrow? john: nobody wears pearls better than barbara bush. look jeb bush, his expectations , are so low now that t

jeb bush is out. that's critical for them, and they're going to try to say it's only us now to take on trump and cruz. and john kasich is going to say, not so fast. he's going to have an argument to make now against marco rubio about why the establishment should start consolidating around him and his executive experience and his battleground state, versus marco rubio's battleground state. so, i think that john kasich isn't going to sort of let marco rubio just consolidate establishment support and call it a day. i think that on our houston debate stage on thursday night, guys, watch how kasich and rubio square off against each other. >> excellent plug for the debate thursday night in houston. >> well done, david. >> thanks, david. >> you've now won your payment today. >> let us know when you hear about rubio/cruz, who won there, because we're waiting for that call here. >> because they both basically claimed victory today. >> both for second and third place claimed victory. all right, but let's talk a

bush. he objects to the accord's provisions on currency manipulation, auto parts and pharmaceutical industry protections. lawmakers in both parties have raised the same issues, but mr. portman pasha of 40 country is certain to carry extra weight. caller: progressivism, like the lady from west virginia said, is pretty simple. definition is, the of fundamentalism. i read in front of me, a form of inigion that upholds belief the strict, literal interpretation of scripture. i think that is more dangerous than progressivism. as far as i am concerned, i don't care -- my concern, whoever wins the presidency has the power and the ability to change things. if donald trump wins according to the polls, he has no shot against hillary or bernie. digits. in double -- my mind isn rambling a little bit. i am under the assumption there will be a republican congress. and if there is a republican congress, either hillary or bernie will get the same treatment barack obama did when he was first elected. the onl

bush was in office. listen to this. >> given the track record of this president and the experience of obfuscation in hearings with respect to the supreme court least, i will recommend to my colleagues that we should not confirm any bush nominee to the supreme court except in extraordinary circumstances. they must prove -- [ applause ] -- they must prove by actions, not words, that they are in the mainstream rather than we have to prove that they are not. >> mark hanna is a former campaign aide for the obama and kerry presidential campaigns and partner in the truman national security project and rich lowery is a "national review" ed tore an fox news contributor. mark, i'll start with you first. a lot of people say it's a little hypocritical for chuck schumer to say what he's saying now considering what he said in 2007. >> senator schumer was opposed to george bush, his nominees back then. of course, there's going to be bluster from either side. democrats when george bush was president, republicans when ba

bush and john mccain. remember last night in new hampshire, just a couple thousand votes separated the third, fourth, and fifth place finishers, meaning next vote could make or break any number of campaigns, similar to what happened to mccain back in 2000. in moments, we'll be joined by my panel. but we begin with trace gallagher who has a little history behind this showdown. >> reporter: for gop candidates, winning south carolina is coveted for two reasons. one, south carolina has a wide cross section of evangelicals, military personnel and retires. and two, except for backing newt gingrich in 2012, south carolina has chosen every gop nominee since 1980. and that kingmaker reputation means south carolina tends to get vicious. the rubio campaign is vowing revenge against the bush campaign for attacks. saying -- >> and then there's attack adds that are already on the air. but they have a ways to go to top the nastiness of the 2000 presidential primary between george w. bush and john mccain. where the bush c

jeb bush is rolling out the big guns. george w. and laura bush. but in the wake of the sudden death of justice antonin scalia, the big issue in this election may be the supreme court. and the democrats aren't losing any time getting the gop on that. >> well, how about obeying the constitution? and start holding hearings when president obama nominates the next supreme court justice? >> the senate has a duty to consider that. and to decide whether or not to confirm whoever the president nominates. >> there's a lot going on tonight. i want to begin with the gop at war and the debut of george w. bush on the campaign trail. jamie gangel, douglas brinkley joining me. how are you? >> great. >> great. president george w. bush joined his brother on the campaign trail for the first time today. he took some veiled swipes at donald trump. let's watch. >> jeb is a man of humbled deep and genuine faith. faith that reveals itself through good works, not loud words. you can trust jeb bush to be measured and thoughtful on the world stage. our enemies and allies wi

bush did. or does it consist of getting on your high horse, refusing to go talk to good-hearted christian people, because you believed a bunch of prejudicial slanders in the press, and then staying away , not even carrying a message of integrity to them? or does it consist, in fact, in going in, carrying a message of truth and integrity about this country's moral principles, and then looking them in the eye and saying, "i'm a black roman catholic christian, married to an indian-american women. and if you can't deal with the demons of racial bigotry, and religious bigotry, and cast them out, you'll accomplish no good for this country"? king: why. keyes: which is the better leader? you tell me. king: why didn't you speak against bigotry at bob jones? bush: i was asked the question, do i support his policy of no interracial dating? i said, of course not. of course not. my little brother, jeb, the governor of florida married a girl named columba, from mexico -- a fabulous part of our family, a grea

i think that is jeb bush especially or even marco rubio or anybody who defended w bush against donald trump, they're going to be facing some questions about it. if it's donald trump, however, well, that's a really interesting development because he is on the right side of history generally speaking. he doesn't have all the facts right but he has the jeshl notion of how the country is moving on this issue correct >>> we're talking about the return of the iraq war in the republican campaign and in the race against hillary clinton. iraq's loose ends. stay with us. it's inside story. >>> welcome back to inside story. the vietnam war, a wildly expensive deadly and ultimately unsuccessful american military action rattled around our national life for decades. its long reach as was mentioned earlier stretched all the way to the 2004 presidential race. we're looking at the disappearance and reappearance of the iraq war this time on the program. almost in a mirror image iraq is making itself felt in the democratic race as bernie sanders who some suggest feel because he is running against the fo

bush. there's this knee jerk a assumption that they will not stomach any attacks on george w. bush. now you have a voice they trust within their party, within their tribe saying this stuff. they might just give up george w. bush and go with trump. >> trump, again, relayed his threat. he was making noise about a run. had a press conference, signed a pledge. first question i asked is why should anyone believe you would hold to this pledge, which he didn't answer. here he is today, threatening he might walk. take a listen. >> the rnc does a terrible job. just remember what i said. remember in this room, i signed a pledge, but it's a double edged pledge. as far as i'm concerned, they're in default of their pledge. >> i think odds are more likely than not he's on the ballot in the fall one way or another. whether he wins this nomination. i can't see him going back to developing golf courses after this if he doesn't win the primary. >> the other thing, too, i don't think what you're showing there, the idea of dangling this prospect of a third party campaign. ordinarily you would say this

often. >> jeb bush. >> jeb bush. this is something we're really interested in listening to? when you listen to john kasich, he has shocked everyone in the party because he jumped eight points in two days. now in second place. i'm going to tell you, you listen to the tenor of all the other candidates and all of a sudden their tenor softened. listen to donald trump today. he's talking about how we're going to come together. he's listening to what kasich is saying. he understands what kasich said is resonating. that's what i think america's going to start to understand. you gave him a chance yesterday. he shocked the media. he's had more time on the air. today mr. kasich has been on all day today and people are starting to hear the fact there is a candidate among all the continue of separatisseparatism. there's some wheat that's risen above the chafe and that's kasich. >> i hear you about preschool, the point remains the same. my question to you is why do you think the governors in this race, bush, christie, kasich, why

bush. he's going to remind the american people and the citizens of south carolina of that on monday. >> which is going to be fascinating because, doug, here's what's going to happen. early in the evening, george w. bush is going to speak. then right around now on monday donald trump is going to speak and he's going to respond to everything. donald trump is not going to mince any words. i'm going to wait until he speaks. let me give everyone a taste of probably what he's going to say. >> whether you like him or not, george bush gave us obama. >> i think bush is probably the worst president in the history of the united states. >> when you talk about george bush, say what you want. the world trade center came down during his time. >> i was against the war in iraq. you're going to totally destabilize the middle east and that's exactly what happened. the middle east was destabilized. that was a horrible call to go in. >> this is what we're going to get. we're going to get a fight between george

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bush on the campaign trail. bush 43 trying to help his younger brother become bush 45. maggie, he did not mention donald trump by name, but this speech was all about donald trump. >> it was. it was very clear who he was talking about. although i heard from one of his aides last night who said he didn't mention donald trump. you're making too much of this. we're not making too much of this. that's not the only one. he could be talking about ted cruz. he could be talking about a couple of people. but donald trump dominated jeb bush throughout. i thought he made a compelling case about certainly the past of the party, where he thinks the party still should be. i think it was about as effective a case as you're going to see. imagine a year ago when jeb bush was saying i'm my own man. this is not about my brothers. i'm my own man. it says something about where the race is owing. >> who might he be referring to. take a listen. >> strength is is not empty rhetoric. it is not bluster. it is not theatrics. real strength, strength and purpose comes from integrity and character. a

bush: no, i don't. >> hsbc. mr. bush: i do. [laughter] >> nobody in any of these companies has gone to prison or been prosecuted. i think this reflects a wider problem of white-collar crime, and i'm wondering if you are going to appoint an attorney general and direct him or her to approach white-collar crime with the same seriousness and figure that they have approached the low-level drug prosecutions? mr. bush: that is a good question, both of those. [applause] mr. bush: the answer to that is, yes. to simplify this. here is another challenge for your profession. i have been told, and maybe you can confirm this, that 90% of all the painkillers prescribed in the world are prescribed in the united states. and so, put aside -- i don't know the name of the manufacturer of oxycontin. it is prescribed by doctor. the fda just to prove this last year -- they allowed opiates to be prescribed for children. we have changed our attitudes about pain and how we have pain to the point where we have legitimized addictions that then create the

. >> jeb bush will be campaign with his brother, the former president george w. bush. what about on the democratic side. >> in 2000, mccain won new hampshire and came into south carolina with a lot of momentum and george w. bush won the nomination. the republicans now go to south carolina. the democrats go next to nevada and they wait for south carolina. in this state, hillary clinton wants to do what she did in 2008. number one, continue to dominate the white vote against then senator obama, clinton dominated a majority of the white vote. these are liberals going to caucus. bernie sanders has a chance. don't think just because hillary clinton has been here before bernie sanders doesn't have a chance. the question is can bernie sanders start to make inroads with traditional african-american traditional democratic constituents. 15% of the vote or more will be african-american. senator obama carried it eight years ago. 15% or more will be latino. secretary clinton, then senator clinton carried it by a big margin. this is bernie sanders first big test. can he make inroads

was in columbia with the bush campaign. well you could hear the surprise in the room ...as bush made his announcement... 70322 the people of iowa and new >> i'm suspending my campaign. allyson: bush thanked his supporters and staff. i talked to several of them after that announcement. no one was expecting this. some. so many were surprised by the decision to drop out now. tim dyar and his family came down from pendleton to support bush, here's what he had to say just moments after learning bush will no longer be seeking the republican nomination. >> i did not expect this at all tonight. i was talking to some of the staffers and i said when did you find out? they said same time you did and when lindsey graham came out his demeanor and jeb's demeanor kind of tipped it a little bit. i'm really heartbroken jeb has a good heart. he's taken a special interest in me, my family, and my son. it is really sad. pull forward for a few another states. but god has a plan we will rise up in support someone who will represent us in the whi

should barbara bush be should,000 jeb -- should jeb bush's 90-year-old mother, barbara bush, be off-limits in the campaign. do you denounce the mailer that your pac sent. >> i haven't seen the mailer. second not from my campaign. third, we are at a stage where i had close to $35 million of adds run against me. many from jeb bush's super pac. down to the final moments. i have tremendous respect for the bush family, jeb, no matter what happens in the campaign. i will have admiration, respect, and affection for him. this is not about him, his family. it's about america. future of the country. what kind of country this is did well in iowa. we came in a strong second. would have come in first had the votes not shifted from ben which was a terrible thing that was done to ben carson in my opinion. frankly i think we are doing really well in new hampshire. i hope to do well. i hope, charlie, talking about a snowstorm tomorrow. not what i want. >> you want a big turnout. >> i want a big turnout. snowstorms generally don't help. >> boy, looks like. >> we are doing really well. we watched the debate.

bush machine running on fumes. the lead quote, some of jeb bush's most steadfast allies think saturday night be the end. quote, governor bush's close friends are dejected. one person who politico describes as a long time bush ally is quoted saying the fact of the matter is there isn't strength anywhere. about the decision to not endorse jeb bush and endorse marco rubio, a person says forgive me for this, quote, what a kick in the balls. sorry. now i regret saying that. i want to go back in time and not say that. this is just terrible for any campaign, right? it's terrible. dejected. we're done. these morose critical quotes from people described as bush's closest supporters. a fund-raiser close to bush who had remained optimistic about his chances, florida based bush donors, people described as being close to jeb bush. there's there quote from somebody who is a florida bush supporter who has been close to the bush family for the better part of three decades. the question is will jeb bush do what's best for the count

jeb bush backers are not tired of the bush brand. i don't think it would be fair to judge me on what my father or my brother did. i think that i get to you know you get to do what your parents did or what your grandparents did. bolstering "team bush" is senator lindsey graham. graham took aim at last night's second place finisher, governor john kasich, calling kasich a budget-cutter when it comes to military spending. john kasich is making south carolina a priority on the heels of his second place finish in kasich's campaign and political action comittees has been pennies on the dollar compared to the million- plus spent by the campaigns and pacs supporting cruz, rubio and bush. many observers think kasich is focusing his attention on the midwest - leaving him playing catch up in south carolina. "there's this opportunity to now take this momentum we see him coming out of new hampshire and really try to in the next 10 days, parlay it into a strong performance. but as i said, that's an uphill battle. i'm sure he's going to make every e

bush did. or does it consist of getting on your high horse, refusing to go talk to good-hearted christian people, because you believed a bunch of prejudicial slanders in the press, and then staying away, not even carrying a message of integrity to them? or does it consist, in fact, in going in, carrying a message of truth and integrity about this country's moral principles, and then looking them in the eye and saying, "i'm a black roman catholic christian, married to an indian-american women. and if you can't deal with the demons of racial bigotry, and religious bigotry, and cast them out, you'll accomplish no good for this country"? king: why. keyes: which is the better leader? you tell me. king: why didn't you speak against bigotry at bob jones? bush: i was asked the question, do i support his policy of no interracial dating? i said, of course not. of course not. my little brother, jeb, the governor of florida married a girl named columba, from mexico -- a fabulous part of our family, a great

they're worried about jeb bush, looks like jeb bush may beat him. jeb bush's super pac has gone got a ton of money that they're probably going to use to slap marco rubio silly before south carolina and if he can't beat ted cruz ear in new hampshire where can he beat cruz? >> thank you. well, new jersey governor chris christie made marco rubio a key target of attacks but as of now, it appears he may have hurt rubio but did not help himself. he spoke about what is next for him. >> mary pat and i decided we're going to go home to new jersey tomorrow and going to take a deep breath, see what the final results are tonight, by tomorrow morning, tomorrow afternoon, we should know. we should know what the vote count is. that is going to allow us to make a decision about how we move from here in this race. >> our fox news digital politics editor, howie kurtz, host of media buzz, good to see you both. there is disappointment tonight and victories tonight. what is your take away of the evening? >> the take away is the republicans are bad at having a party. i w

cruz, rubio and jeb bush and a non candidate, george w. bush. the former president on the campaign trail in support of younger brother jeb. dana bash has the latest. >> reporter: miguel and alison, george w. bush on the campaign trail. he drew sharp distinctions with his brother and donald trump. he never said trump's name. he never had to. he described the person and persona that we have come to see from donald trump. the kind of character that has drawn so many supporters to him, but the point that george w. bush was trying to make is america shouldn't go for somebody who preys on the fears and frustrations, but instead go for a strong and steady hand. somebody who is not necessarily the loudest person in the room. >> the presidency is the serious job that requires sound judgment and good ideas. and there's no doubt in my mind that jeb bush has the experience and the character to be a great president. >> reporter: but what was even as interesting as george w. bush's performance was his brothers. the fact that jeb bush seemed to come out of his

bush. he has struggled so much to define himself in the campaign. does it help to say i'll go more into the shadow of my brother? >> yes, because he was already in the shadow of his brother whether he likes it or not and he understands that. it's that popularity among republicans that matters right now and nothing else. and you mentioned 88%. i was talking to a bush campaign source earlier today who said they think it is even higher than that in south carolina. the fact that george w. bush took so many not so veiled swipes at donald trump and doing it the way jeb bush has been doing it much more overtly that you don't want somebody who is blustered or inflaming the frustrations of americans, on and on and on, is a reminder in both words and just in symbolism that we know how to do this guys, republican voters. we're bushes. we get it. i know this other guy sounds really enticing and interesting and he's different, but this is who we are. come back home basically is what he was saying. >> he

one, he got lured into jeb bush's trap. he beat up on the bushes in south carolina. that's never a wise choice. >> a state of course the bushes won twice. >> they won twice. and he didn't just say they lied about wmds, he got lured into a conversation about impeachment. that's never where you want to be. he got lured into a conversation where it seemed as if he was aligning himself with democrats on entitlements. not a good place to be. jeb bush looked tough against him, or at least he held his own, which is something that has never happened before. ted cruz made him look like he wasn't a legit conservative. i only wish ted had done that sooner at the top of the debate as opposed to -- it got buried. they sort of buried the lead. >> most important question in talking about replacing justice scalia comes to the senate. and the moderators really missed an opportunity to advance the debate. the question shouldn't have been can obama nominate a supreme court justice? of course he can. the question should have been to every candidate on stage, do you think the gop senate

if bush wins the nomination and the presidency, he would become the third bush to serve as president in the last 25 years. but bush contends he's his own man. carol: jeb is not his own name, it's an acronym for john ellis he's named for family, and the family legacy he's carried into south carolina is as big as they come. jeb: i am sick and tired of him going after my family. michael: south carolina helped to grow the bush's into a dynasty. former pres. bush: my dad told me -- labels are for cans. michael: in 2000, george w. won the state with 53%. his younger brother needs no reminder. jeb: it's a great state with great tradition in present of politics. and a great connection to the bush family, i might add. michael: their father also one south carolina -- twice. >> south carolina is going to reset this race. michael: senator lindsey graham seed -- seemed to nod to that on sen. graham: we are going to give jeb bush the momentum that he needs and deserves to win the nomination. michael: around the state, jeb bush kept the trail hot. but his numbers stayed cool. the polls leading up t

ted cruz at 12%, jeb bush at 11%, marco rubio at 11% but just below jeb bush. ot democratic side also 50,000 vote advantage, bernie sanders in new hampshire got 60% of the vote to hillary clinton a very disappointing only 38% of the vote. a major setback for hillary clinton in new hampshire, but now it's on to south carolina. >> i want to go to south carolina with a focus group. >> hi there. we watched the results coming out of new hampshire with a group of about 65 undecided voters here, both democratic voters and republican voters and they all had in their hands this dial. right now it's on neutral and when they liked something they turned the dial up and when they didn't like something they turned the dial all the way down. so this was real time sentiment per second every second that they reacted we caught it and we saw what you might call an ekg line on the screen. when hillary clinton was speaking here on the democratic side, they really liked a few moments when she was talking about playing tough on wall street, they liked her talking about equal pay for

jeb bush. he's got a plan. he'll keep us safe. he's a president - a commander in chief. jeb bush. best prepared to be commander in chief. right to rise usa >>> you are looking at donald trump addressing a crowd live in portsmouth, new hampshire. fox 25 kathryn burcham is there. >> after a contentious week between donald trump and ted cruz, primary voters say they're ready for more substance and say that trump ads show him moving in the right direction. >> i came to hear donald trump business plan for america. >> reporter: this morning new hampshire voters woke up to find a new trump campaign commercial on their television, one that took a different tone from trump's words earlier week. it features a wide array of supporters, including minorities with a positive spin. supporters told us even this early in the election cycle celticing an tweet wars between trump and cruz. >> i feel all the bad things about the other republicans and democrats, i feel it doesn't bring anything. what we need to do is bring to the forefront what's happened. >> we are heading inside to see if trump's mes

bush anymore. he's not backing off the comments he made last night about president bush lying about weapons of mass destruction in iraq. given those statements, is donald trump still a nominee you could support if republicans choose him for the nomination? >> well, i would have hoped last night donald would have repudiated those comments last night. his unwillingness to walk away is disturbing. he's not going to be the nominee. i'm going to be the nominee. i don't think george w. bush lied. i think george w. bush acted based on the information provided to him, which, by the way, was also shown to congressional leaders like nancy pelosi. it turned out not to be accurate information. that's unfortunate. that being the case, he didn't lie. a lie is when you know what's true and you say something different. >> i know you hope to defeat donald trump. my question is, will you support him if he's the nominee? >> i'm going to support the republican nominee. i know the republican nominee is going to be some

bush? but if you win, does this prove that the republican party is rejecting bush? >> no, i don't think so. i think they're rejecting the war in iraq. the war in iraq is a disaster. i have a great relationship with south carolina and the people. i've known them for a long time. i've been there many times. i have great relationships there. they're very smart people. they understand that the war in iraq is a disaster and was a disaster. it totally destabilized the middle east. when you look at the migration, when you look at all of the things that are happening right now, it all started with the war in iraq. and you know what, we got nothing. we have absolutely nothing. iran is getting the whole deal. >> mr. trump, i have to leave it there. little short on time this morning. i look forward to speaking with you again soon, i hope. thanks for coming on and stay safe on the trail. >> thank you very much. >>> moments ago i spoke to senator ted cruz of texas. and i began asking him about how he might go about replacing justice antonin scalia on the court. let me go to litm

kasich, bush,

if bush drops, kasich goes up further. if kasich drop, bush goes up further. you've got that relationship. ironically, although bush and rubio have been at it, rubio needs bush to be viable in order for rubio to make a run at donald trump. they're not liking each other on the campaign trail but rubio needs bush to be viable because the bush's numbers drop kasich's numbers are going to rise potentially catching marco rubio. so it's quite a rubick's coupe on the republican side. >> david, can you interpret the poll numbers to suggest that republicans are ready to choose an establishment candidate over an outsider like donald trump? >> not necessarily. i think the momentum makes the observer believe that but keep in mind one thing, alex. the number one thing is that donald trump, after tuesday night, will be the only republican who either finished first or second in both iowa and new hampshire. it won't be ted cruz, it won't be marco rubio. so he's going to have a first and a second in iowa and new hampshire. so you can't underestimate that. now, is his 30% -- ca

. >> we have been waiting for years for jeb bush to run. it was always, is jeb bush going to run? did he wait too long, and by the he couldn't have picked a worse time. everyone talked about this. it's been picking a fight with the pope, boycotting a debate and getting into twitter wars. it's these raw meat kinds of things. jeb bush wanted to talk about social security and education reform. he couldn't get attention. the other problem, i think, his campaign really underestimated donald trump add the electorate. they were laughing at trump. he was third in the polls. his staff barely concealed that. the president was all but giddy. they were excited about trump because they thought he was a joke as a candidate. look who is laughing now. >> they spent a ton of money, and it barely made a blip on the radar. where does that money go now, do >> well, the conventional wisdom is that marco rubio really stands to benefit. once again, to go back to your original point, if you go back a year ago, how many candidates were there? 7 had. there were 14 candidates. marco rubio was the least qual

bush. he was confirmed 97-0 for his current post. that is a far cry from confirming him to replace scalia. >> unlikely to make much difference in a future vote. jon, this sets up the prospect of a 4-4 lineup on the supreme court for maybe well over a year. >> reporter: that could mean a lot of tying votes on the supreme court. nearly 30% of the decisions in the most recent term were 5-4. in about a third of those, scalia was the fifth justice in the majority. you could have a situation where you have many tie votes. in that case, the lower court's decision simply stands. >> huge impact. thank you, jon karl. >>> now to the gop debate last night. in south carolina. it started with a moment of silence for justice scalia. quickly became the nastiest of the campaign. mary bruce was there. >> reporter: there are fireworks and then there's this. >> you're the single biggest liar. you're probably worse than jeb bush. >> that is absolutely false. >> he's lying about all sorts of things. now he makes

bush and george h.w. bush. they're hoping he will be an asset. in the crowd last night i talked to people who said they were there because w. was there and they'd be giving jeb a listen. the real draw last night was w. he made the case his younger brother has what it takes to be commander in chief, but he made references to donald trump saying that strength is not bluster and theatrics. and saying that the loudest voice in the room is not always the strongest voice in the room. he also talked about the fact that a lot of voters are angry, but that he don't need someone in the oval office who mirrors and enflames that frustration. the bottom line here, as you said, john, is that after finishing sixth in iowa and fourth in new hampshire, jeb bush needs a strong finish here. even though there's been a lot of talk about this war of words with druronald trump, a lot of k and forth about why donald trump is worried about jeb bush and a lot of criticism from trump about bush and also about his brother, w.'s administration, the bush campaign is keeping a

should barbara bush be should,000 jeb -- should jeb bush's 90-year-old mother, barbara bush, be off-limits in the campaign. do you denounce the mailer that your pac sent. >> i haven't seen the mailer. second not from my campaign. third, we are at a stage where i had close to $35 million of adds run against me. many from jeb bush's super pac. down to the final moments. i have tremendous respect for the bush family, jeb, no matter what happens in the campaign. i will have admiration, respect, and affection for him. family. it's about america. future of the country. what kind of country this is going to be in the 21st century. >> we feel very good. did well in iowa. we came in a strong second. would have come in first had the votes not shifted from ben which was a terrible thing that was done to ben carson in my opinion. frankly i think we are doing really well in new hampshire. i hope to do well. i hope, charlie, talking about a snowstorm tomorrow. not what i want. >> you want a big turnout. >> i want a big turnout. snowstorms generally don't help. >> boy, looks like. >> we are doing really

president bush is extremely popular. 80% approval rating. but jeb is a bush. he says i'm not going to be relying on my family. now he's relying on his family. it helps a guy like donald trump who says we need not politicians anymore. this is a political family coming and helping its own. >> i have to agree with guy. this type of endorsement is not good when we are talking about a candidate who supports trade deals that doubled the deficit and increased foreign workers by 24 million. that's not conservative either so i don't think it will help much. lou: we'll have to leave it there. it's fascinating. i see a competitive fire for your candidate, guy. who is your guy? >> i'm choosing between cruz and rubio, but i have respect for a lot of folks in the field, frankly. lou: katrina i won't ask you that question because it's pretty clear. today tri -- katrina pierson. 92% of you said the outcome of this election will determine if america is ever great again. i think you are right. thanks for being with us. k.t. mcfarland will look at what's happening in the middle

is the right obama acted like bush, turning on how you define but acting like bush means? without i will pause and let michael steele. [applause] >> jeanne, thank you again for inviting me back to cater but it's a pleasure to be here today to talk about a book for which i have tremendous admiration. there are books on national security policy are either about the facts or the law but not about both. virtually no one has the real-life sources to know what's really happening and also the legal knowledge to put what's happening into a legal framework. in this regard, charlie savage is unique and is written a unique book that combines behind the scenes repertoires with lucida legal analysis. 100 years from now i believe that "power wars" will be the first book that legal historians pick up in trying to understand the obama administration's national security policy. the great significance of this book in my reading of it lies in a massive documentation of the dominance of the permanent security state, as charlie has just referred to it. its influence is often subtle and almost

bush's republican party. whether it's in the process of becoming donald trump's party it's hard to say. but an era has bowed out. >> thank you. >>> ahead on "media buzz" will the press create a new story line for hillary clinton. and up next, how much did donald trump's coverage contribute to his victory? our media microscope is straight ahead. feel a cold sore coming on? only abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. it penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells.. don't tough it out, knock it out, fast. abreva. >>> does media coverage translate into votes? it's little wonder that donald trump scored a big victory in the south carolina primary. trump totally dominated in the mainstream media outlets as much as in any week we studied in the past. look at this, for monday through thursday more than 13,000 media mentions as he sparred with george w. bush and pope francis. it's almost triple the media mentions for ted cruz who