carly fiorina came out on top. she did really well on that fox debate, the early fox debate last time? she came in really strong on twitter. then also who added the most followers last night on twitter? once again, carly fiorina came out on top. 30,000 followers. heather and answinsley, adding 30,000 followers, not a bad thing to happen overnight. >> we all need to get that. follow us right now. >> i'm clayton morris on twitter. i need 30,000 followers. >> and a million dollars like carson got. >>> let's keep talking about the debate. log on to "fox & friends first" facebook page right now to weigh in. #keeptalking. >>> post debate coverage begins right now on "fox & friends." bye. >>> good morning, it is thursday, september 17th, 2015. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. the gloves are off. donald trump and carly fiorina taking this jab and some said made her win the night. >> women all over this country heard very clearly what mr. trump said. >> what the donald trump said and did has everybody talking. >> then the donald w

is carly fiorina a game changer? we will ask our experts live when you return. . [ music ] >>> all right. trump was the target and some say carly fiorina was triumphant during last night's republican presidential debate. today we are taking four minutes to dive into the debate and the fireworks and how it will shape the election now moving forward. we have two debates under our belt. >> we are joined by brian and donny. thank you for coming in and talking about this today. >> good afternoon. >> let's start with jeb bush. the established republican. someone who donald trump said brought the energy. i thought he brought more energy. he defended his brother and his wife. you wanted to talk about this. i want to toss over to a sound bite. donald trump accused him of making decisions on his wife's mexican heritage. >> to subject my wife into the middle of a political conversation was inappropriate. i hope you apologize for that. >> i hear nommal things, your wife is a -- [ talking at the same time ] >> are we going to tak

carly fiorina's coming on. we've got lots of people to ask questions of as well. >>> coming up, the two ceos on the stage last night sparred over who knows the most about business. >> i only say this, she can't run any of my companies. >> you ran up mountains of debt as well as losses using other people's money. >> but our next guest says only one of them would make the same mistakes as president obama. >>> and one of the biggest stars of the night wasn't even on the stage. twitter lighting up wondering who's that hunk behind the moderator? this morning we've done some investigating. we know exactly who that is and we're going to tell you. ♪ ♪ 6 are you still getting heartburn flare-ups? time for a new routine. try nexium® 24hr. the latest choice for frequent heartburn. get complete protection. nexium level protection. realpack uber flavor into ultra thin. sargento ultra thin slices with just 45 calories a slice- that's 45 reasons to layer, stack sneak, peek, beg, like, love. sargento- we're real cheese pe

fiorina when carly fiorina said i know that flying is an activity, not an accomplishment. that was a huge moment. >> can a man do that? >> i think it takes her. hillary clinton has been talking about all the miles she flew as secretary of state. she's been using that for a long time. she got a good line in. >> a great shot by carly fiorina against washington talk. in washington everything is billable hours, lobbyists, pr people. i've been working really hard? nobody asks anybody who do you get done? it's input, not output. she was paying, i put a lot of time in and travelled to a lot of countries. that's how washington people talk and it drives the rest of the country crazy. they wouldn't mind having those trips. i would like to visit paris and africa, and she's saying how tough it is. >> that's why all three of the leading contenders are all outsiders this ground swell of support for people who aren't speaking that way. the gop lek relect rat, 60% of vote. >> governor of ohio, an executive position, but he's a washington guy. is there any way the republican party can come

carly fiorina, will she be a woman's health advocate? >> look, carly fiorina has made no secret of the fact that she is running as a pro-life candidate and she was talking to was the republican base which wants their social issues dealt with. now, they will, because she is entering the adult table and getting more attention start being a little bit stricter about her facts, as you say, there will be fact checkers. what she needed to do last night get people to sit up and take notice of her. and i think she more than amply achieved that. >> maria teresa, what's your response to the barrage of planned parenthood attacks at the republican debate, specifically what carly fiorina said and she said in her rebuttal she has seen the video that she described yet sarah cliff at vox, glenn kessler at washington post fact checker say that video doesn't exist. >> the easiest thing to do is for the campaign to put the video out there. that way she you can see what she's claiming is true. let's be clear, first, the federal government does not fund abor

carly fiorina rocking the latest political poll. i am lauren simonetti. trained to im nicole petallides appeared after friday at the after friday at the big fella has been slow most of the night. turning higher. check the u.s. stock index futures down for five candles on the s&p but now for our five handles and the dow jones features of about 31 points. lauren: in politics, carly surges to number two behind donald trump in the latest national poll. trained to index the names. >> the emmy goes to "game of thrones." nicole: "game of thrones" shattering an enemy's record. will tell you who else was big winners. lauren: welcome to "fbn:am." the latest breaking news in what to expect for your day ahead. trained to talk day on friday. maybe you want to forget it. shanghai composite index up 2% with the hang seng, nikkei and kospi selling off. lauren: in europe, let's see how dope in spirit and ftse up two thirds of 1%. cac in paris down by a solid% in the dax in germany, check the level near bear market territory of 9871, while the april high a spirit trained t

i have been leaning on you about carly fiorina. you said don't worry about her making it on the big stage. worry about others keeping pace with her. what did you see last night of her at her best and concern about her going forward? >> i think what was fascinating was the strong moments for carly fiorina. she blew people away at moments. you saw her biggest vulnerability emerge. we have seen that here in california. that is her record at hp. trump came after her really hard on that. democrats did as well. and there's just so much opinion out there about that. she hasn't had to deal with that yet in this campaign. we saw the first beginning of that last night. we could see that slide as her record comes out. >> she got more zingers. the crowd laughed for her lines. her demeanor didn't -- the tenor never changed. she wasn't smiling. she wasn't cracking jokes. >> she was serious. she had command of the stage from the get-go. she has been drawing big crowds in iowa and new hampshire. this is her chance to be on the big stage and show s

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next up is rubio and carly fiorina in at 35 and 30 net positive points. trump and bush way farther down. joining us now, our fox news digital editor and howie kurtz. good evening to you. chris, what do you make of this? because those favorables in the long run are very important. you can get a lot of headlines but not necessarily be loved by the potential voters that you neat to pull the trigger for you. >> let's say we decided to get into honest business and opened a coal mine and we were looking at which mine we wanted to buy. we would care a lot about how much that coal was going to produce, but we would also care how much was in the ground, the proven reserve still in the ground yet to be mined. these favorability ratings constitute what is yet to be mined for the candidates. who are the people open to the idea of potentially voting for them? that's why if you're cruz, carson, carly fiorina, if you're rubio, you say look, maybe i'm not number one right now, or in carson he's tied essentially for first place with donald trump, you say maybe i'm not num

. >> i love carlie fiorina. don't get me wrong. i just feel like donald trump gives us what we need. he gives us the strength, the direction direction. he is not afraid to go out there and say what it needs to be said. he has no backers when it comes to his campaign he funds it himself. >> you have an insider, a first term senator. these two have clearly outsider candidates, do you where marco rubio an inside are and does that make a difference to you? >> he is insider in definition because he has become a career politician i don't think is he reminiscent of governments past as hillary clinton is i think he stands for something new. he keeps talking about new american century. so he may be an insider tech nuclearly but i think his approach is significantly outside. >> in terms of your friends, do they talk about trump and fiorina and carson or do they seem more of the conventional insider type candidate? what do your friends want. >> i think they like outsider candidates. i hear a lot about trump. one person i'm surprised a lot of

keep your eyes on that woman you just watched, carly fiorina. she's making her main stage debut, and she's ready for a fight. donald trump and carly fiorina have taken shots at each other on the campaign trail, but this is the first time they'll meet face to face. trump has moved from criticizing fiorina's face to her business record. fiorina was forced out of hewlett-packard in 2005 after a tumultuous tenure as ceo. trump calls her time at hp a disaster. >> she had tremendously -- you could call it bad luck. you could call it -- she did a bad job. but hewlett-packard was a disaster. and lucent, the company she was at before hewlett-packard, was a disaster. and these were two disastrous reigns. her persona is she hasn't done a good job, and you could call it the private sector. >> trump, of course, has no trouble trumpeting his own business experience. >> i've made over $10 billion net net net. i've created a tremendous company. i have some of the greatest assets in the world. and to be honest with you, that's the kind of mindset -- i'm not sayi

as an outsider, carly fiorina plays there. the absolutely evangelical, carly fiorina playing in that bracket and wear it on your sleeve, christian, best christian candidate, carly fiorina, and we've had many conversations about that, talking about jesus very personally. we have interviews of her talking about how she gave her life to christ. she plays in all three brackets. i think that will be a story line to watch. >> and she did that here in california, of all places, when she was running for senate, which was interesting. you know, she ended up getting sarah palin's endorsement, galvanized evangelicals in that race. >> fction, they were able to undercut her with her business record, which is something we'll discuss in a bit. we'll hear more about that in the coming days. great to have you with us. >> great to see you. >> thanks so much, guys. >>> coming up for us, we're going to speak live with jeb bush's campaign about his marijuana admission and the line that got one of the biggest applauses of the night. >>> plus, hilla

so is carly fiorina. we will break down all of the numbers and new numbers to show you on the democratic side. >>> pope francis getting ready for the historic trip to the united states. we will be joined by cardinal timothy dolan of what we can expect this week. and chris will talk about all of the incredible moments he witnessed in cuba this weekend. stick around for that at the top of the hour. >> 15 minutes, a new democratic poll numbers may surprise people. >> absolutely. >> all right. we'll be right back. isn't it beautiful when things just come together? build a beautiful website with squarespace. it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. which means you can watch movies while you're on the move. sitcoms, while you sit on those. and even fargo, in fargo! binge, while you lose weight! and enjoy a good cliffhanger while you hang from a... why am

carly fiorina now up to 15%. ben carson, #14 #14%. trump absolutely positiving to 24%. -- clashing with trump over personal attacks and condemnation of planned parenthood. >> i think politics is full of empty gestures and people are tired of empty gestures. >> reporter: the more carly fiorina counts her time at hp the more her record will hunt her. after the merge hp lost the value. after she was fired in 2005 the stock went up. this attack ad ran through her unsuccessful bid for senate in 2010. >> carly fiorina laid o,000 people. she shipped our jobs to china and india. >> reporter: now if carly fiorina win this is nomination political pun dants say that problems for her would be lack of funding for an extended campaign. >>> volkswagen trying to do damage control after troubling revelation about its diesel cars. joe wagner joins us. >> reporter: the dow dropped 290 points. nasdaq 67. looks like a higher open. volkswagen stock has plunged nearly 20%. now the company's ceo is apologizing to customer after the epa says volkswagen equipp

last night carly fiorina just shined. that closing about lady justice and lady liberty, the imagery was powerful. she had committed it to memory. she delivered it with passion and strength and poise. it was awesome. same for marco rubio. those two stood out. i think many of the other candidates had good nights. and then i don't think anybody really hurt themselves. but clearly carly fiorina and marco rubio stood out and others had moments as well. . you have to get your attention and put in zingers and have memorable moments. those two did, in particular. >> governor, people talked about you. i have been here at the presidential library and whether you should have pulled out after that particular debate with mitt romney. it has to be an excruciating decision to determine what you have to gain versus lose. so after last night's debate, there will likely be one or two who will drop out. can you walk me through that decision for some of these folks. >> it's a little different now than what i ran for this reason. most of thes

fiorina won, in advance. >> the flip side of all of the positive press for carly fiorina, much deserve by the press corps who wrote her off, is that trump was hurt by this and he had a bad night and hooked uncomfortable at times and i wonder if, again, joe, the pundits are too quick to write off trump? >> people have lost all perspective on what is happening. if 24 or 22 million people are watching, the donald trump is right. a vast majority of them are tuning in to see him. they are tuning in to see him the you are not -- if 48 million tune in to see him you are not moving the numbers as much as pundit whose sit back and are sure carly fiorina won this thing, and i think she did, but it will not show up in the polls. >> the media have changed the mayorive and it has gone from donald trump mania to carly fiorina mania. >> trump is say he won? >> cnn, several of the news organizations came out saying trump won but these are not scientific. he said in the tweets that he won. >> there is a new cnn poll trump 24 percent and carly fiorina at 15 percent. in second place. beckon "meet the pre

let's play video of the carly fiorina. i know you said -- >> she did well. >> there were moments when she was talking about her time as ceo of huewlett packard. >> see how much she's blinking right now. she did well. here she's blinking almost 100 times per minute. so you see he hit a really hot spot with her. >> and she was explaining why she was fired from hewlett packard so you can understand why that would have been a difficult moment. she gave a good answer though. >> she did. she gave a good verbal answer but the anxiety leaked out non verbally and that is the interesting piece. >> so there are also difficult moments. donald trump and ben carson do a low five. let's see that moment. this is jeb and trump doing the low five. >> right and then i think carson did the high five. right? >> now when you see this though, you recognize that people are invading other people's space. so trump does this all the time and he thinks it comes off as maybe friendly but it comes off a very brash. and when you go into somebody's perso

carly fiorina doesn't have a problem with it. so, if you're just going to look into the problem with radical islam that, is not what voters are looking for. >> scotty, why isn't donald trump doing what he has done so far? and the thing about trump, he can't win. with anyone. he is quiet. he gets criticized. i think the fact he has enough nerve to have a open town hall with hundreds and thousands of people asking unscreened questions, his answer was diplomatic. that is what you say. you don't mismiss somebody. it didn't work out for mccain when he belittled different groups with his answers. i think it showed grace and respect for the people in the room. >> here is what happens. you know this, you know that the liberal media wants to talk about anything that takes the spotlight off the bad things going on in the obama administration. this week, we had poverty rates at 15%. that is 35 million people living in poverty. isis is killing people. refugees are coming here. we're wondering whether donald trump read a birth certificate rig

creeping up is carly fiorina. earlier this month carly fiorina was at 3%. look at this change. in a new poll out this weekend, she is up to 15%, ahead of carson now. trump lost eight percentage points between those two polls. they are both outsiders with business credentials. on the today show, trump tried to dismiss the newest threat from this run -- from his front-runner status. >> when people learn what she did, she lost to barbara boxer in a landslide. she was leading that race. it was a race that should have been won by the republicans and she got absolutely decimated. >> why is she surging now? >> she has a good line of pitter patter. if you listen to her speaking she says the same thing over and over and over. she says the same thing over and over. a lot of the people didn't hear it in the debate. it is almost robotic. john: how big a threat does carly fiorina pose to donald trump? >> let's see how much money she can raise. looking at the field, not just her poll standing but how she matches up with donald trump, and she appears to be unafraid of him. i think she poses a

carly fiorina was the head of the tech company in 1999. no woman had ever risen to such heights in american business. >> we are not losing revenue as a result of this merger. >> reporter: but the headlines were even bigger when she oversaw the mega purchase of compaq and hp went into a tailspin, losing half of its stock value, laying off 30,000 workers. >> the company is a disaster and continues to be a disaster. they still haven't recovered. >> reporter: by 2005, fiorina was fired. although, as she told erin burnett, with the tech bubble bursting, other tech companies were doing the same. >> it's the worst thing that you have to do, tell someone you don't have a job. >> i think she was honest, hardworking smart woman who made the wrong choices. >> reporter: but the cornerstone of fiorina's attack on donald trump, she's been savaging trump over his casinos in atlantic city. >> you used other people's money and were forced to file for bankruptcy not once, not twice, four times. a record four times. >> trump is right in that he never filed f

meanwhile, carly fiorina has. i'm saying uh unless ben carson can sort of pull a rabbit out of the hat again, my guess -- and watch me be proven wrong, my guess is that carly fiorina could be up for a sizable surge. >> we're joined by rick wilson, a contributor to the daily beast. rick, you are the author of two kind of amazing pieces in the last, what is it? 24, 48 hours? one of them -- >> 24, i guess. >> one of them advocating, and both very well written, well thought out, advocating that republican candidates go after tufrp tonight in this debate. did you see what you wanted to see? >> i sure did, especially in the form of carly fiorina who beat donald trump like a rented mule. you saw him processing that. it was like the slap was so hard, it took him a second to catch up with his hind brain. they went after him in a bunch of different ways. >> the insult that trump had said about carly fiorina's looks and that was brought out in the debate, is that the moment you were talking about? >> for her, that was the mo

same with carly fiorina. going forward that sets a tone on the campaign trail going forward from here on out. poppy? >> sunlen, thank you veryfiorin? you began her career in business after dropping out of law school with an mba. she joined at&t in 1980, she quickly rose through the ranks to become an executive there. in 1996, she was put in charge of the at&t spinoff known as lucent technologies. her success there earned her the cover of "fortune kbt "magazine in 1998 as number one of their list of most powerful women in business. she then became the ceo of hewlett-packard. cnn's tom foreman takes a look at her record from there. >> reporter: outspoken and tough by all accounts, carly fiorina has friends and enemies in high places. >> you ran up mountains of debt as well as losses using other people's money, and you were forced to file for bankruptcy not once -- >> i never filed for bankruptcy. >> -- not twice, four times. a record four times. why should we trust you to manage the finances of this nation any

you know, he had a good i think he was outshown by particularly carly fiorina. >> now, carly fiorina was one of your advisors in 2008, economic advisor. surprised by the way she is surging upwards? >> you know, i'm not because i was incredibly impressed with her when she was a part of our campaign. she is brilliant. she has a gasp of the issues. particularly the economy that is quite evident in her performance. i, year all, like most other commentators and those who judged it it, i think she did extremely well. >> and in the earlier debate, senator lindsey graham was very close to you. he had a good night. >> he he had a wonderful night. when lindsey is lindsey, there is nobody who can inform in a more articulate fashion and also amuse at the same time. i have never known anybody that's as good as lindsey graham and a lot of it has to do national security like it should be. >> now that we have done the play by play. let me ask you about your committee armed services and general austin testified this week and he said that 4 to $500 million has been authorized by congress and how many

john: and here's carly fiorina's defense plan. fiorina: whaled doing is begin rebuilding the missile fleet. i would conduct regular aggressive medical torrey exercises in the baltic states. john: which of the g.o.p. candidates is best placed to keep america safe? eleanor: jeb bush in declaring that his brother kept us safe, it never helps jeb when he en-- invokes his brother george. he plenty he kept us safe after the 9/11 attacks. but i think jeb bush does have a substantial foreign policy view. his problem is that it's filled with people who served in his father's administration and his brother's administration and it's very hard for the public to accept, i think that he's his own man. rand paul, i know pat likes him but he's probably a little bit too libertarian and dovish for the republican electorate and carly fiorina is totally crazy the way she talks about inflating the defense budget. pat: there's a clear bifurcation in the rental party and you can see it in the issue of would you tear up the deal with iran as soon as you

donald trump, carly fiorina, ben carson leading the pack. then scott walker is now polling at the below 1%. of course that's taking a big drop from when he was 10%. take a look at the democratic side. hillary clinton making her first appearance this morning on a sunday public affairs program in nearly four years. >> we have fox team coverage from washington. gary tinny with more on hillary's tv appearance. we'll start with kristen fisher, more with the latest polling numbers. >> almost everyone agreed that carly fiorina won the debate. now we're seeing that really translate to the polls. a new cnn poll out just this morning has donald trump still on top with 24% of the vote. but that's an eight-point drop from the same cnn poll taken bright before the debate. fiorina is up 12 points, by far the biggest increase by any candidate. she shot into second place while carson slipped to third. marco rubio is polling strong, up eight points jumping to fourth place. carly fiorina really trying to make the most of her momentum after the debate. yesterd

carly fiorina riding away from her cnn debate performance. she received a rock star welcome in michigan and says she has ever intention of milking the attention and focusing on her campaign. >> more people know who i am and we know based on what's happened before this debate that as people come to know me and understand who i am and what i have done and what i will do, they tend to support me. so, the truth is we will stay out here working hard every day so that people who may be or introduced to me for the first time now get to know more about me. >> let's get the latest turning to sunlen serfaty at mackinac island. >> reporter: this debate has shaken up the race. that is highlighted when you look at the state of the field one month ago. these pollin , but he is on a downward slope. if you compare that to carly fiorina, she has leaped up 12 percentage points. that is a huge gain and only about three weeks. this also shows a really stunning collapse in support for wisconsin governor walker. he has seen a huge drop fast. now basically register

nicole: donald trump: carly fiorina ugly. we will tell you about al qaeda's hit list of top business executives. warren buffett, bill gates among the terrorist targets. we will check to the stock index futures with a 445-point win yesterday. gaining some momentum. s&p up to love handles, nasdaq 27-point. you are looking right now and watching "fbn:am," your first look at morning markets and breaking news. ♪ lauren: breaking news this morning. volatility has japanese stocks after yesterday's 8% tops, socks on 2%. good morning, everybody. i am lauren simonetti. nicole: i am nicole petallides. not much impact on u.s. stocks after dropping 240 points yesterday. dow futures pointed to a higher opening gaining momentum getting the euro higher this morning. 89 points for the dow and taught handles for the s&p. lauren: here's a look at where asian markets are trading overnight. mostly red arrows for shanghai, hong kong, each of them down potentially. trade to europe with the ftse on top of a percent, cac and dax also lower. lauren:

carly fiorina you wouldn't sit down with putin. the irony is that this was in the reagan library, and the man worked very effectively with the russians. and you are probably right, it's because of the format. >> a woman who worked and lousent, a woman who worked at hp, was talking about not talking to the president of russia but having military exercises like in latvia, and lithuania on the russia border. does it matter that she is not a full blooded foreign policy expert? is that the kind of thing that you just have to do in these early debates to show that you can hold your own in the crowd? >> i -- i think you are trying to establish your brand. i think michael is right about the format. there are two things voters can learn about a debate. who are you and what makes you tick, and what are your priorities. we're not going to find out how much it will cost to rebuilt the six fleet. but she is telling us what our priorities are. now if i'm interested, if i like her, and i think her priority is in alignment with mine, i have the op

sp and the carly fiorina phenomenon. we'll hope you stay tuned for those reports. >>> in the unresolved problem segment, is the media lying in wait to get donald trump and manufacture controversy? this week at a campaign rally in new in hampshire, donald trump s asked this question. >> we have a problem in this country called muslims. we know our current president is one. you know he's not even an american. but anyway, we have training camps brewing where they want to kill us. that's my question. when can we get rid of him? >> we'll be looking at a lot of -- a lot of people are saying that ask a lot of people are saying that bad things are happening out there. we're going to be looking at that and plenty ofad other thin. >> the trump campaign says donald didn't hear the part where obama was incorrectly called a muslim and there is even speculation that the question was a plant. the latest example of a political dirty trick. still thert media is going wild with the story and it's dominate ing cable news.in joining us with

carly fiorina has a problem telling the truth. she either didn't watch these videos, which is amazing because she wants to shut down the entire federal government to defund planned parenthood, or she did watch the videos and just made this stuff up, because what she described, as you said, does not exist. how are you going to run for president when say this is what she saw on the video when everyone can look at the video and say it doesn't exist? when al gore ran for president, the dc press said he couldn't be president because he has the tendency to exaggerate. will the press hold carly fiorina to the same standard? she's making stuff up about shutting down the federal government. this is kind of weird. >> this is like a jump ball question here. has the republican party gotten better or worse when it comes to talking about women's issues? >> so, exactly, johnathan. after 2012, when it was clear that the republican party had a problem with women, and specifically a problem with women around rape because they had candidates in the

so i think the dynamic changes certainly for carly fiorina. if she is able to ride it out, obviously she'll come out a lot stronger, obviously she'll be able to gaper a lot -- garner a lot more support and it will be in her favor. clearly a lot of conservatives, a lot of the republicans in the race would much rather be in her position than their own position at this moment. >> so you mentioned carly's record as ceo of hewlett-packard and her failed run in the senate in california. but how much of that will really be of concern of voters nationwide? >> well, a lot of questions will be raised. if you're gooen start attacking her, those are the places to start. but the good thing if you are carly defender, is that she's very, very good at defending herself. when people say well, you were fired as the ceo of hp, she says, well, when you bring change to places, people don't necessarily like it and that she's a disrupter and she would bring the same disrupting force to the presidency and to washington, d.c so she is a very good advocate for herself

with carly fiorina. carly fiorina ate a lot of people's lunch on that stage last night. she was strong and aggressive. she did to trump what i guess you were trying to do with governor jeb bush. she went right at him. what did you think? >> i thought carly had a good night. i thought jeb had a good night. we understand it's one night of a long campaign. this morning, it's get up, back in the field. we're not going to elect a president in september. we're going to elect a president next year. we have a campaign that's durable. well financed and strong support. i'm very confident when all the cards are dealt around the table that jeb bush will be the nominee. >> where quickly, where does that focus next? >> new hampshire, nevada, south dakota. we believe, once again, this is about the most important office in the country. >> is he on a big ebb coming up? bigger than before. say big ad right now i hear number us of $25 million. what's the message? >> best conservative will match up against anybody in the field. >> thank you for coming on "new day." >> extend the invitation

. >>> then, carly fiorina. her debate performance catapulted her into contention. >> i think women all over the country heard clearly what mr. trump said. >> now, how does she deal with the pressures of being a possible front-runner? carly fiorina joins me live. also our latest presidential poll numbers for both parties. where do the races stand this morning? >>> plus, who saw this coming? >> i'd say they were shocked. >> john boehner's stunning resignation may be the latest sign of the civil war that's raging inside the gop. >>> and the pope does politics. >> god bless america. >> why this visit to the united states was like no other. >>> joining me for insight and analysis are david brooks of the "new york times." andrea mitchell of nbc news. cnbc's andrew ross sorkin and eugene robinson of the "washington post." welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >>> from nbc news in washington this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning and what a show we have for you today. hillary clinton, car

carly fiorina, stay safe on the campaign trail. thanks for coming back to "meet the press." >> thanks, chuck. >> coming up, reaction from our panel. a great panel to discuss >>> so much to get to on this busy sunday. it's been a busy week. we'll have reaction to the big interviews with hillary clinton and carly fiorina, plus what in any other week would have been our lead story, speaker boehner my cut hurt. >>mine hurt more. >>mine stopped hurting faster! neosporin plus pain relief starts relieving pain faster and kills more types of infectious bacteria neosporin plus pain relief kills the germs. fights the pain. use with band-aid brand. want to survive a crazy busy day? sfx: cell phone chimes start with a positive attitude... and positively radiant skin. aveeno® positively radiant moisturizer... with active naturals® soy. aveeno® naturally beautiful results®. >>> we are back. lots to discuss. hillary clinton, carly fiorina and the news that john boehner is stepping down as speaker. david brooks, andrea mitchell nbc's chief for

john: how big a threat does carly fiorina pose to donald trump? >> let's see how much money she can raise. not just her poll standing but how she matches up with donald trump, and she appears to be unafraid of him. i think she poses almost as big a threat as anybody else. or as much as anybody else. john: he has a strong argument to make. and others who want to criticize her tenure on hp, they have strong cases to make. barbara boxer made that case against the senate race to no doubt carly fiorina is the non-populist, non-native of business experience. that gives her an inroad with a certain establishment voter that even donald trump does not have. mark: the boxer thing was a general election in california. we are talking about a republican nomination with a much different electorate. there certainly going to be a lot of press scrutiny but let's see how she does within the context of the republican party running on her record. talk about the democrats for a minute. hillary clinton is now backing in some good reviews from her performance at the new

carly fiorina is going to move up. she's going to have a really good fundraising week because she arrived. not only was she admitted to the varsity team last night. she scored a touchdown. so, i think cruz comported himself well -- >> didn't get a lot of talking time. >> he didn't but right now he wants to be the king of the tea party faction of the republican party. he is sharing some of that with donald trump. i think cruz comported himself well because he was more articulate, more concise, and better informed than donald trump was last night. >> so, to put it in a word that i might say, because i like those catch phrases, he would be in cruise control to catch if there's anything that. >> he did not hurt himself. he ben fitted him. the other one that benefited was huckabee. he is fighting with carson over the evangelical ping. i didn't think carson showed energy and wasn't near as crisp in his answer as huc >> ben carson for just a second. yp9q1e9ñ do you think he kept that last night? >> no, i don't think he'll ke

his insult to carly fiorina is over the top. no one thinks you want a buffoon who insults women and calls them ugly. nobody wants that. the first time people hear that, some people will laugh at sophomoric jokes. but i think the laughing is over. and now it's almost become pitiful. it's at the point where people are ready to move on. i think talking about my tax plan, talking about getting rid of the tax code, how to create jobs. i think people are ready to talk about issues. i replaced the tax code with a one-page run. i think these are the things we ought to be talking about. bill: where did this whole thing start with you and donald trump? >> i think when you strike close to the mark you can really get somebody going. i think the fact i have been calling him a fake conservative, pointing out he supported obamacare and supported president obama's government stimulus plan and the one that wrinkles conservatives most is he supports taking private property from small property owners and giving it to big corporations through emine

when he took on donald trump and carly fiorina. let's take a look. >> they can care less about their careers. let's talk about that on the stage. the fact is that we don't want to hear about your career. back and forth and volleying back and forth who did well and poorly. you're both successful people. congratulations. do you know who is not successful? the american people. let's stop this childish back and forth between you. >> one of the highest moments in the debate, the dials scored well. tell me why. >> the middle class were disappearing. if something isn't done to fix it, and make it healthy, this whole country could develop. >> you said we. are you middle class? who else is middle class? just about everybody. >> he brought it back to -- there is bickering going on. and he brought it back to really coming across as someone that the american people can trust. >> does christie understand you? >> i believe he does. he comes from middle class himself. he is in the september 11th situation, where we all were. he's just a genuine p

directly ahead, carly fiorina received rave reviews for g.o.p. debate. a rival says that was a forgone conclusion conclusion. i'm going to it will you all about this as this o'reilly factor special continues. bring us your aching... and sleep deprived. bring us those who want to feel well rested and ready to enjoy the morning ahead aleve pm. the first to combine a safe sleep aid... plus the 12 hour pain relieving strength of aleve. for pain relief that can last until the am. so you... you... and you, can be a morning person again. aleve pm for a better am. now available with an easy open cap. >>> thanks for staying with us for this election 2016 special. i'm eric bolling in for bill o'reilly. in the personal story segment tonight, a carly fiorina upon no, ma'am numb by many accounts she won the debate a few days ago, but at least one of her rivals since the media is in the tank for her. >> when you walked off the stage, did you have one opinion of what happened and then you listened to the people, the press and then saw the reviews and everything else an

carly fiorina seeks to advance beyond the debate stage. chief washington correspondent james rosen looks at whether the former ceo can position herself as a truly historic figure. >> my story from secretary to ceo is only possible in this nation. >> and now carly fiorina hopes that story evolves further to where she becomes the vessel for hopes and dreams for the voters who are eager to see a woman president. fiorina's task in that regard is similar to the one that bum barded barack obama had. >> i would love to see a woman in office. i think she would be great. i think it would be really cool to see her against hillary. >> i still have confidence that ism such as sexism can be overcome. both of these women have a out standing record. >> especially deft was fiorina's handling of trump's comments about her looks a. minefield for female candidates who don't want to assume the role of victim. >> you have to be a gifted politician. >> she was less effective countering attacks on her career. >> lucid turned out to be a catastrophe. she can't ru

i think also that carly fiorina debate. however, i wonder, though, if she has not still damaged as far as winning the nomination. one good shot to trump got in was her record at hewlett- packard, and hard time for high- tech in general. i think she's got good excuses but it muddies the water. about that. they're going to be all over that, the republicans are, i'm sure donald trump is, and the democrats will because that's what killed her in that senate debate. let me say this, john, let me say this about george w bush. i did the same thing. >> jeb. >> jeb. look i thought jeb did a good job, and i like trump. and he was being punched from every side in this debate. hitting him there, and they but overall, it showed the fact that there was a big guy, and all these people piling on, and own. >> he had hismoments. guys. >> we all love that. >> in terms of fiorina she's going to get scrutiny, she's been brilliant at turning a ledden business career into spun gold, that and a losing senate race. not much preparation to become pre

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