so trump university, trump steaks, trump water and so on. trump is predicting that marco rubio is finished in florida, finished in this race and that was his message at his last rally in north carolina. here's what he had to say. >> little marco would say -- i think he's gone, i think he's gone, but who knows. you never know. but marco -- they hate him in florida. i want to tell you, in florida he doesn't show up to vote. they elected a senator and he's got the worst voting record in the last 15, 20 years in the united states senate. what kind of a representative -- who wants to vote for him? i mean if i don't beat marco in florida, because florida is my place, i love florida. >> now, donald trump is looking for a double knockout punch next tuesday on rubio in florida but also on john kasich in ohio. trump is getting more aggressive on kasich, calling him an absentee governor. we have not heard attacks like that from donald trump on john kasich up until this point in the campaign. it means he's getting nervous, wolf. >> jim, there was some v

and then there's trump magazine. and trump vodka. and trump steaks. and trump mortgage. a business genius he is not. >> however, when you accepted his endorsement four years earlier, this is what you said about his business background. >> donald trump has shown an extraordinary ability to understand how our economy works, to create jobs for the american people. i spent my life in the private sector, not quite as successful as this guy, but successful nonetheless. >> governor, all those unsuccessful businesses that you outlined on thursday, trump airlines, trump university, trump vodka, those are all were you just sort of saying something you had to say four years ago in order to accept his endorsement? >> well, donald trump has made a lot of money for himself. and there's no question that he's got a lot of money in his pockets and has been successful on that score. but if you look at his record overall and there are other, by the way, failures, you say, okay, he made a lot of money for himself. inherited a lot of money from his dad, but this is not a guy who's a self-mad

and then there's trump magazine. and trump vodka, and trump steaks, and trump mortgage. a business genius, he is not. now, not every policy that trump has floated is bad. he wants to repeal and replace obama care and bring jobs home from china and japan, but his prescriptions to do those things are flimsy at best. at the last debate, all he could remember about his health care plan was to remove insurance boundaries between states. successfully brichking jobs home requires serious policy and reforms that make america the place businesses want to come, want to plant, and want to grow. you can't punish business into doing what you want. frankly, the only serious policy proposals that deal with a broad range of national challenges we confront today come from ted cruz, marco rubio, and john kasich. one of these men should be our nominee. [ applause ] >> now, i know that some people want this race to be over. they look at history, and say a trend like mr. trump's isn't going to be stopped. perhaps. but the rules of political history have pretty much all been shredded during t

what about trump airlines and trump university and trump magazine and trump vodka and trump steaks and trump mortgage. a business genius he is not. >> jamie, to you first, how powerful is that contrast to see what mot romney said in 2012 and what he had to say now and the impact of what it had. >> i remember the endorsement in 2012, it looked awkward and i am sure he reluctantly accepted the endorsement. he is a force in the republican party. it is different accepting an endorsement than thinking that person is qualified to be president of the united states. john mccain was endorsed by joe the plumber. we saw romney speaking out maybe too late speaking out against someone who he thinks is unqualified. >> is it too it late for mitt romney? was there any time for a comment in the campaign cycle? >> i am not sure it would have made a difference. i think it is probably to late at this point. the republican party is trying to have it both ways here. compare romney's comment from today to four years ago. the republican party is denouncing donald trump saying he would be an embarrassment in f

donald trump is not a republican. anybody but trump. >> okay. there are a couple of examples of people who would like to see the field drop off leaving just one candidate that they think could lead the fight successfully against trump. dr. ben carson issuing a statement today saying he's skipping tomorrow's debate, saying he doesn't see a political path forward. jason, it's pretty incredible to see all this hate for trump coming out now from the establishment. is it too late tittle, too late? >> reporter: their campaigns pushing ahead, but after last night it's becoming more and more clear no one maybe able to stop donald trump. that's perfectly fine with those who support him. donald trump with a dominating super tuesday showing. >> it's only too bad that winner didn't take all because if winner took all, this thing is over. >> reporter: the gop frontrunner strengthening his position as the likely gop nominee, picking up victories in seven states and expanding his delegate lead over rivals senators ted cruz and marco rubio. but as trump marches

trump got a gun when government couldn't. still trump for president? that's our show tonight. >> and now jon stossel. stossel: this presidential race, one candidate has been a showstopper. he has won people over by promising wonderful things. >> i will be the greatest jobs president that god ever created. [applause] we are going to have win after win after win. you people are going to get sick and tired of winning. >> i can't wait, i want to win. maybe trump will make us all winners, but i doubt it read it's possible but i doubt it. you have to admire the art of the author of the art art of the deal. he just loves soft racism when told he pours -- polls poorly with women he says i just love women. >> i will be the best thing that ever happened to them. 100%. stossel: he was told he wasn't acting presidential jumps at this. heck i'd i can be more presidential in anybody. other presidents than that great a blanket he was very presidential. stossel: apparently people love. things like that. growing up my mom told me don't brag and then exaggerate, people

another state going to donald trump. cnn also projects that donald trump will carry massachusetts, the republican presidential primary in massachusetts another win for donald trump. a third win right now at this hour, donald trump, cnn projects will also carry tennessee. three wins right now for donald trump. hillary clinton, we project, hillary clinton will be the winner in both alabama and tennessee. two important wins for hillary clinton right now. you see alabama, 53 delegates at stake. in tennessee, another 67 delegates. hillary clinton is the winner in both of those states. two more wins nr hillary clinton. right now at the top of the hour, a key race alert we want to share with you right now as well. let's go first to oklahoma on the republican side. a close contest over there. based on our exit polls, ted cruz at 32%. donald trump and marco rubio at 27%. those are exit poll estimates. in massachusetts on the democratic side, estimates, 52% for bernie sanders, 46% for hillary clinton. close contest there. in oklah

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u.s.a, trump trump trump, then the cops would rush over and throw protesters out. yelling and screaming. after a while just had to calm down. it was weird, all these protesters were getting tossed out even before trump arrived. then when it was announced it was going to be postponed or cancelled, we don't know if it's going to be rescheduled, stunned silence from trump supporters and a huge section of the pavilion erupted in tears. we were hinted at they might rush the stage during the event. i suppose trump heard wind of it, whatever, this huge section cheered like crazy then scuffles started to break out inside the arena, nothing too serious, didn't get too hot but then eventually everyone made their way out. these trump opponents spent the night gloating. trump, he would be loath to say it's him, it's not me, basically, others, but trump opponents say this is a victory for them, they are gloating and saying they won tonight. trump supporters have kind of really dispersed and even now the trump opponents are starting to leave as well. this is a stunning turn of e

and then there's trump magazine. and trump vodka. and trump steaks. and trump mortgage. a business genius, he is not. >> reporter: finally, blasting trump as a flip-flopping empty suit. >> there's plenty of evidence that mr. trump is a con man, a fake. mr. trump has changed his positions not just over the years, but over the course of the campaign. and on that ku klux klan for three days if a row. playing the members of the america public for suckers. he gets a free ride to the white house and all we get is a lousy hat. >> romney began saying he was not going to announce his candidacy, not today anyway, but if you watched him speak the message was clear, basically telling the party, here i am, i am ready when you want me. because the most telling part of the spoech weech was lack of endorsement of the trump alternatives. his message, i like them all. translation, you may want them to stay in. why? he may prefer a contested convention when perhaps, just perhaps, anyone could become the nominee at that point. look, privately there is grumbling from nontrump candidates and

trump does next. as mr. trump watches the coverage. we know he is a voracious consumer of news coverage. he will have to decide what to say about it. the statement said go in peace. we used to cover the white house. we used to say, the secret service would say, don't cover fence jumpers. don't cover when somebody throws a backpack over the fence. you're going on encourage somebody else to do it. you can be sure, there are people saying when is donald trump coming to my town? let's get in his face. that would happen any way. we're in the middle of a political campaign and he has views that have drawn provocative policy positions that have drawn significant crowds. they have a ton of news coverage and then there's conversations about what does trump say and do next? you can bet there will be more of this. >> you've been attending a lot of donald trump events and in a sense, chronicling the atmosphere. have you seen this evolution? not just the atmosphere created by donald trump and supporters but the atmosphere being brought by people pr

trump. >> why don't you like trump? >> because i think he doesn't have a clue what he's doing. >> reporter: but back at the line to get into the trump rally -- >> 37 years of experience. >> 24, 38, 25 and with the two others in our group, it represents over 250 years. >> reporter: these retired teachers say they want to show that the perception some have that donald trump doesn't appeal to the highly educated is untrue. when donald trump makes references to carly fiorina, looking at her face. when he's talked about certain anchor people who are women in derogatory terms, does that bother you as a woman? >> no. >> why? >> we'll be the first to tell you we don't approve of everything that comes out of his mouth. but when we look at the big picture, we are pro donald trump all the way. >> reporter: when you ask people here if it concerns them the nomination of donald trump could disrupt the republican party, some people just laugh. and many others say, bring it on. the retired teachers say they welcome disruption in the go

senator lindsay graham says he'd rather have cruz as president than donald trump. >> donald trump is an interloper. i don't trust him. is this too little too late? >> there's been a whole mentality of first we couldn't attack trump because he wasn't serious. then we couldn't attack trump because it wouldn't work. finally we couldn't attack trump because it's too late. there's one common themes that's allowed >> reporter: even gop candidates spent most of the campaign embracing him. >> if you think donald trump is so antithetical to conservatism, what took you so long to say so? you really cozied up to him for the majority of this campaign? >> well, listen, dana, for the last couple of months i've been taking on donald directly. i needed to build my base of support and take care so i was on a strong foundation before i could take him on. that was a natural process. >> reporter: one former rival warns republicans are attacking trump at their own peril. >> don't pretend that all these voters that have gone out and voted for hum are stupid. they're not stupid. >> reporter: trump argues h

jeffrey is a trump supporter. margaret hoover is a republican strategist and sanders supporter as well as editor and publisher of the nation. let's welcome to you all. does this idea of now keeping the field suddenly divided in order to deprive him of delegates, does that make sense? >> we'll go through some of this later. you can make a case if you keep more candidates in the field and if they can start winning some sta states, it's a novel theory in politics. if kasich can win ohio and rubio can win florida, if either can win michigan, it is possible. your odds are roughly the same as winning the powerball. but listen to what mark preston just said. this is the rip van winkle's party whose leadership has finally woken up after donald trump was amassing votes. they're going to try to stop him. the very people donald trump is running against, they're going to say to his voters, change your mind. good luck with that. the leaders of a political party, the party of lincoln and reagan running another candidate in a ge

trump rally chaos. as the billionaire businessman marches to the nomination, his rallies erupt sba violence, fear, confusion. >> back it up! >> trump, defiant about those clashes. >> i would have been oit there fighting, folks. i would have been boom, boom, boom. >> his rivals say trump is to blame. >> donald trump has created a toxic environment. >> responsibility begins and ends at the top. >> with just two days before the crucial winner-take-all all three of his rivals, kasich, rubio, cruz, are here. and analysis from "the roundtable" at the most critical moment yet of 2016. from abc news, it's "this week." here now, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. >> what will happen next? has campaign virls gone viral? those are the questions this week. chicago friday night. a trump rally canceled after protesters clash with trump supporters. dayton saturday afternoon. trump startled when a protester storms the stage. look at the secret service circle around him fast. and overnight in kansas city, police use pe

the trump other non-trump going into the non-trump. >> i say the non-trump. unless we have a war or a major recession, 45 states are already decided. let's remember i don't look at national polls until we know shot two nominees are. that's how narrow the electoral map is. the fact that donald trump is able to do well with african-american voters and blue collar workers. charles: i'm not sure he will be doing as well with african-americans by the time the election comes around. the big battle tomorrow is for michigan. there is a lot of polls out there but they all have one thing common. there are food steps. kasich may bring it tomorrow. we'll be right back. let's get out there. let's meet these people. when you think what does it look like? is it becoming a better professor by being a more adventurous student? is it one day giving your daughter the opportunity she deserves? is it finally witnessing all the artistic wonders of the natural world? whatever your definition of success is, helping you pursue it, is ours. t-i-a-a. at ally bank, no branches equals gr

and then there's trump magazine and trump vodka and trump steaks and trump mortgage. a business genius he is not. >> he even went where the current gop field had not gone before. >> there's a dark irony in his boasts of his sexual exploits during the vietnam war. while at the same time john mccain, whom he has mocked, was imprisoned and tortured. >> john mccain blasted out a statement shortly after romney's speech saying i share the concerns about donald trump. add the last two gop nominees to the mounting outcry over his candidacy and trump now faces the implosion of his party, just as he's seeking to become its own leader. >> mitt did a big, big joke. mitt is a failed candidate. he failed. he failed horribly. >> trump, who argues he's expanding the party brushed off romney's attacks as sour grapes coming from a presidential loser. >> he let us down. he let us down. mitt ran, probably it was the worst run most people have seen. he doesn't have what it takes to be president, that i can tell you. >> the real estate tycoon defended his business record. >> they don't wan

>> if you don't want to see donald trump -- to keep trump from the nomination? >> this special edition of "nightline," super tuesday, will be right back. ghtline," "super >> announcer: this is a special edition of "nightline," "super tuesday." >>> good evening. it's the aptly named super tuesday. a rough and tumble night of politics. voters weighing in loud and clear on the biggest night of the primary season. 12 states casting votes in all tonight. everything is bigger, even its outsize role in politics. ted cruz edging out a victory in his home state, considered a must win to remain viable in this campaign. but the night still belongs to donald trump, with an impressive lead in states across the country tonight. a projected victory in vermont. also winning big in the south, in georgia, alabama, and tennessee. paula faris is at trump headquarters with the road ahead. paula? >> reporter: hi, juju. well, the trump camp is extremely happy. they say what really stood out to them, the number of first-time voters and crossover voters that voted for donald trump on su

trump. donald trump arriving. sources telling us that's ben carson will be endorsing donald trump tomorrow morning. with that, let's bring in our cnn political commentators, s.e. cupp, jeffrey lord and amanda carpenter. kevin is a republican strategist, s.e. cupp a conservative columnist, jeffrey lord, a former reagan political director and amanda is a communications director for ted cruz. what are you expecting from ted cruz tonight? does he focus on donald trump, trying to make this a two-person race? getting that idea across? or does he try to go after marco rubio and make it as much of a two-person race as possible? >> it's going to backfire if he goes against marco rubio. marco rubio's campaign is imploding as we speak. a lot of people who like marco rubio and supported him. if he attacks him hard he's going to look like he's kicking a puppy. he needs to direct it at donald trump. he is the alternative to trump. if you want to take him down you have to support ted cruz on super tuesday

>> i think donald trump is the punch line of that joke. i don't think donald trump is. it is sort of funny and light hearted and every candidate has inevitably these moments on the campaign where they do something that is repeated and everybody knew when hillary clinton barked, that was going to be on a reel over and over again on the negative attacks. we all know there is not one barking thing for donald trump. there are 20, 30, 40 equivalent barking moments of donald trump that are going to be blasted all over the airwaves. the republicans are seeding the grand for democrats, handing over the oppo research files, we're going to see the negative things he said about african-americans, about all the constituencies he's going to have to carve into a little bit if he's going to win. >> john, why did you change your mind on this ad? you liked it at first, right? >> i'm not sure i ever liked it. i've made thousands of ads. i learned that sometimes there's an ad that seems kind of cool and funny at 11:00 at night after pizza and beer in an edit suite. it looks like a challen

it has nothing to do with trump and the trump supporters inside. maybe if you're concerned about the violence, then you should ask bernie sanders and his supporters, what is he saying that he's inciting violence. why are his supporters coming to trump events? trump supporters don't go to bernie sanders events to shut them down and to physically fight people there. >> bernie sanders was asked about that and bernie sanders said that he had nothing to do with the folks going there. >> he's lying. obviously it's his supporters. i don't think he ordered them to but it's his supporters. why is it that trump is responsible for what his supporters do but bernie sanders is not? >> well, we're asking because it's happening -- >> that double standard is so glaring. >> because it's happening at trump rallies. we're not seeing it at any other rallies. >> right. because trump supporters don't go to other people's rallies. we respect their rallies. >> that's why we're not reporting on it, because it doesn't happen anywhere else. okay. hang on, please. because it'

donald trump in the course of this. i mean, he had won new hampshire. he had won south carolina. but this was the big day. this was the delegate haul in the course of this. and he basically met expectations for himself. >> this has been an amazing evening. already we've won five major states, and it looks like we could win six or seven or eight or nine. >> the great thing for donald trump is not only is he accumulating delegates but because the other candidates in the course of this won a certain share, marco rubio and ted cruz, it makes them live another day. and if four candidates live another day, it's helpful for donald trump. >> who's to say that marco rubio is going to win his home state of florida? >> absolutely. john kasich is counting on his home state of ohio. but -- >> he's behind in the polls there. some of them. >> this could go to the convention. >> okay. so bill kristol, you have been trying to stop donald trump for some time. first i guess you were a little bit in denial. >> right. >> but can he be stopp

. >> donald trump thinks vladimir trump talks admiringly of the way the chinese government cracked down on the chinese people in tiananmen square. >> if you don't want to see donald trump as the nominee, if you don't want us to give this election to hillary clinton, then i ask you to stand with us today. >> reporter: even bernie sanders getting a jab in on trump. >> the political revolution is about bringing our people together. we do not allow the donald trumps of the world to divide us up. >> reporter: i spoke to cruz today amidst the hustle and bustle at his polling location in houston. >> this is a big day for you, right? >> i'm encouraged. >> reporter: he stopped to address the latest trump controversy. former ku klux klan leader david duke's endorsement of donald trump. >> bigotry and the klan has no place in public discourse, in politics, and i think anyone should have been willing to immediately denounce the klan. and it was unfortunate that he didn't do so. he's better than that. and he should have done that. >> donald trump, he joins us now. >> reporter: but today on "good mor

trump. a newly energized hillary clinton returns to her adopted home state of new york slamming trump but also turning up the heat on senator bernie sanders. >>> and terror targets. disturbing new information discovered on a computer left behind by the belgian bombers. photographs of plans show the terror cell had a list of other targets. are they still at risk now? i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> let's get right to the breaking news in the presidential race. donald trump insisting he's anti-abortion, telling an interviewer that if abortion ever is banned, quote, there has to be some form of punishment, end quote, for a woman who has an abortion if it were to become illegal. trump's statement brought immediate and furious reaction from his rivals, including hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders. trump has just put out a written statement attempting to clarify what he meant. this huge new controversy is erupting just as new polls show ted cruz surging ahead of trump

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to hurt donald trump much. when pope francis questioned his faith last month trump went on to win the south carolina primary and he won it by double digits. >>> newly released documents reveal hillary clinton tried to have the state department change their security rules to allow for her to use her personal blackberry to handle even classified communications in secure facilities. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge joins us now from washington with the report. catheri catherine, how does this make clinton's e-mail scandal even worse? >> good evening. these new documents were obtained through a federal lawsuit by judicial loss and they really leave no doubt that right out of the gate clinton and her team were trying to rewrite the rules for handling classified information at the state department. the specific request was to allow mrs. clinton and her team to use their blackberrys anywhere on the executive floor at the state department, including what are called secured facilities or scifs that's

trump at 35.7. the ohio governor avoided the home state loss that would have likely marked the end of his white house run. and in this winner take all contest he claimed all 66 delegates at stake on the gop side. he really needed this win to up his delegate count, and finally racked up this being his first win of the election. >> to have people believe in you, and to believe that you can bring people together, and strengthen our country, i have to thank the people of the great state of ohio. i love you. >> kasich's win denied donald trump yet another victory and made it tougher for the businessman who holds a significant lead in the delegate count to clinch the nomination outright. now, with some momentum in his corner, kasich is vowing to move forward, to go all the way on to the republican convention in cleveland. he is out campaigning today. he has moved on to pennsylvania. his native state. where he has an event at villanova university today. >> and it continues. molly line live for us. thank yo

he allowed donald trump to be donald trump. so donald trump has been extraordinarily loyal to cory lewandowski this entire time. he's only grown more loyal to him as he's continued winning. we saw him on stage with donald trump, in mar-a-lago a few weeks ago, after this controversy unfolded, after charges were pressed, after the police started looking into this incident. and cory lewandowski stood by donald trump, and he said, "good job, cory." that right there was an indication that donald trump was not going to part ways with him. it should not come as a surprise that today even after these charges have been filed, he's not parting ways with him, again. instead, blaming me ining miche fields. >> katy tur, in the trenches of the trump campaign, thanks very much. and one other point on cory is that not a lot of people were lining up to take this job, and cory was willing to do it under the terms that trump wanted, as you were saying, katy. thanks very much. i'm joined now by our chief legal correspondent, ari melber. and ari, w

the trump shoes and the trump shirts, they're all made in bangladesh. when trump tried to hire people, he went and found foreign workers for cheaper. if voters are looking for somebody who's going to help the american worker get jobs, as donald trump claims, donald trump is not the answer. i think if ted cruz makes those arguments, he's going to be successful. >> a few years ago, a guy wrote a book called "what's the matter with kansas." it basically was this argument that, like, oh, if only the rubes in the square states knew more they'd stop voting republican and start voting democrat. that's the kind of attitude that i think comes out of the ted cruz scrutiny of trump voters. i tonigdon't think that's ever smart idea. >> it's the jimmy carter -- >> well, it's not just smart. but he should in addition to what tim says, he should also point out that all the things they like about trump are for many reasons, constitutionally, snatch', things that he cannot deliver . if they like those things, no judgment, if they like those things, they should invest in

is a never trump host. no one in this race has gone into this hostile territory. for him to take glee in tearing down trump, i think it was unfair. >> trump admitted he didn't know when he went on with sykes that he was part of that never trump movement. isn't the campaign a little bit at fault for not doing their homework? >> he didn't know. but i praise him for that. unlike others who strategically say i'll go on this one but not that, he goes on. he wants to take his message on the american people. that means going to unfriendly places and friendly places. i think we should commend him for probably being the most open candidate in this case with regard to making himself available to all platforms. >> when you see van, coming from the democrat, you can sit back and let this play out. but hillary clinton when she's been out in wisconsin, she doesn't look like she's running in the primary to some anymore. she seems focussed and in tune with what's going on on the republican said. >> absolutely. donald trump

trump are the secret service. there were hundreds of reports and cameras, and no one seemed to catch it. charles: some 0 outlets got news, some saying they are calling b.s. but the transscrit script is out there for anybody who wants to sight. breitbart has a statement. "the washington post" published a' detailed first-hand account who was an eyewitness to the incident. we were disappointed by the campaign's response. we stand behind her reporting, her techniques and call on corey lewandowski to apologize. reporter: corey lewandowski of all people was pointed out on this issue it was said even then that it was not substantiated that it was cory sliewn do you ski. fit was, it was after the words excuse me and thank you for spoken allegedly by corey lewandowski that this happens after the fact. i do bite fact it could have been -- i do buy the fact it could have been another reporter in the room trying to get in front of mr. trump. i have seen it myself. charles: tonight will be another gop debate. the race is shapi

trump. potentially blocking his path to sowing up the nomination before the convention, paving the way toward a floor battle unlike any seen. n that same polling spells hope for bernie sanders and a headache for hillary clinton. a ton of stuff tonight, plus a closer look at the legal troubles surrounding trump campaign manager corey lewandowski. we begin with the abortion 180 and sunlen serfaty. walk us through what happened. >> reporter: this all stems from some very hard line positions that donald trump said today during a town hall, an interview during a town hall today over abortion. and trump was asked during that town hall, point blank, responding to a question, whether he would punish a woman for having an abortion if it was made illegal in the united states. here's first that exchange which set off this controversy. >> should the woman be punished for having an abortion? >> look -- >> this is not something you can dodge. if you say abortion is a crime or abortion is murder, you have

donald trump is the furthest from him. i like the reasoning, someone who has been a philanderer, be to encourage bad behavior, wide openly admit it, is this the type of person you want? defawded peopldefrauded people r school. we have one candidate, donald trump who has actually put people in a position with student loans with nothing in value in return. is that the type of person we want representing our party? >> john i'm wondering if there's a middle-ground scenario where people look at trump's lack of specific ideology. and say well, here's a guy who's malleable, who's moldable, who changes whenever he sees it's intishes texpeditious to change. let's lawyer him up and try to work with this guy? >> i think that's the only action. i don't know if you can beat donald trump beforehand. a strategy of containment, contain his impulses, have a good vice president, a good group of advisors, something you work up at the convention. i get what you're saying, ray, he's somebody who has been on all sides of all issues and when he

stopping trump becomes almost impossible if trump wins florida. bill: byron, thank you. we'll see you soon. byron york in new york. martha: ted cruz won three states including the biggest of the evening. his home state of texas. 155 delegates were up for grabs in that state. the senator winning 44% of that vote. donald trump came in second with 27% and marco rubio with 18%. casey, cruz is better there than even the polls suggested. reporter: that's right. when we talked on this program yesterday, there was a spread between donald trump and ted cruz of 9 points according to the real clear politics average. but ted cruz beat donald trump by double digits. 17%. the last-minute pushes across the thrown star state where cruz was running around campaigning at the 11th hour may have helped. a packed house at cruz headquarters. he thanked his supporters and got a few jabs in at donald trump. >> america shouldn't have a president whose words would make you embarrasses if your children repeated them. reporter the exit polling shows the economy was the number one issue on the mind

trump. not one that we see very often in that he actually reversed himself on that gaffe. usually he sticks to his guns, stands has ground and doesn't budge any further. that's not what we saw earlier. >> reversed himself and yet said he's not reversing himself, he doesn't change his position. >>> karen tumulty with "the washington post," kristen soltis anderson, a republican pollster and columnist from the washington examiner. she's not my long lost cousin. and david gerson is here as well. karen, does this impact donald trump? his campaign quickly did try to come out with this same essentially trying to clarify what donald trump's position is. >> donald trump supporters are so loyal to donald trump. it's hard to imagine somebody who was thinking about voting for him and has now decided they're not going to because of this. but it does, i think -- i think ted cruz was right. it shows he's not thought through the issue and abortion is such a mine field that he ended up sounding like the way

>> donald trump. >> donald trump. why? >> you know, i've always been sort of an entrepreneur at heart and i had the opportunity to read "art of the deal" as sort of an ambitious guy in my 20s and it sort of helped to shape my career. then i got the opportunity to meet him five years ago in person and behind the scenes when nobody was watching, he was incredibly engaging and gracious. i had my mom, who has demen sme and my son and he was amazing in person and had a profound impact on me. >> we couldn't have a bigger contrast with you standing next to diane with her hillary hat and hillary shirt on. why do you think that she can carry the day here in florida? >> i believe hillary is the most qualified person to win the presidency. she's got the knowledge and the experience to move our country forward. she's going to build on everything that president obama has done and make it better for us. i just believe she's got a better vision for america and for the entire nation. >> doug, for you, you are interested in florida's favor

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team when they were yelling trump, trump, trump. this is -- it's one thing if it's your crazy uncle. it's another thing when you're the likely presidential nominee. it has an impact on the country. >> and words matter. okay? and for some reason in this campaign donald trump's words haven't mattered until recently. and i fault a lot of conservative media, a lot of people in the media that in the beginning gave trump a pass on a lot of things he said because, i don't know. they'll have to explain themselves later on. but the fact that from the very beginning donald trump has been spewing out nonsense and things that are dishonest and just flat out untrue. but he got away with being thoroughly vetted the way he is now. and that allowe this cult of personality to build to this juggernaut that we now don't know what to do with ourselves because people they don't want to hear it anymore because they're more emotionally invested. so by acknowledging that donald trump is a fraud, a snake oil salesman, he lies about these things, he speaks o