ferguson, our political commentator, and host of "the ben ferguson show." becari, you are quoted, it's a powerful quote. you actually likened what's happening now to the three-fifths compromise. three-fifths compromise is you're three-fifths of a person. your quote was, i guess many of them are using in the strikist construction that obama is three-fifths of a human being. it's infuriating. one of the most horrific things of slavery. >> a lot of blowback the president is getting is because there's an african-american in the white house. i'm sure ben will defer from that. from the very beginning, majority leader mcconnell even came out and said he didn't want this president to succeed. many other roadblocks he's going through most democrats and republicans have not gone through. for all those people who absolutely appreciate the fact, who cried the night he got elected because here we'd broken that glass ceiling, it's infuria infuriating. the supreme court was an issue that riled up the gop base. now this is an issue that's going to the heart of the democrat

. >> outfront now, the former senior adviser to mike huckabee's campaign and ben ferguson. ben, let me start with you down in texas. ted cruz predicting victory. can he delivery? >> yes, i think he can. i think he had a huge endorsement today that means an awful lot in this state. the governor is loved here. he is a super star. in many ways the endorsement that rubio received in south carolina. ted cruz is up in the polls in texas and rubio was not in south carolina, so i think this will continue to help him have that lead. ted cruz is loved in this state a lot like donald trump is being loved at his rallies. when ted cruz goes out, people come around him. he is a rock star in this state. i think this will help him tremendously to win this state. he has to win this state. there's no doubt about it. >> hogan, you don't buy it. >> i think ted cruz has to win the state of texas. governor abbott is a very big endorsement for him. here's the problem. he's not as well liked as in his own home state as marco rubio. it's a statistical dead heat. that spells bad news for him. here's