VIDEO: The Outsiders: 2016 Dark Horses Now Lead the Pack

Of the 2016 Republican presidential candidates who can be said to be having a "moment" this August, all of them have something in common.

They’re outsiders who upend what we traditionally think about politics. There’s Trump, who’s, well, Trump.

Then there are Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina, neither of whom have held public office before, but are showing signs of post-debate mini-surges.

And Ted Cruz, famed for jamming a wrench in the government’s gears, is on the move upwards too, according to the latest series of polls--including the CNN/ORC poll of Iowa Republicans out yesterday.

Even Bernie Sanders is doing well, and he’s been operating out of the two-party system for most of his career. Voters are hinging their early choices upon: Who can smash up D.C. and drive its politicos and eggheads the most crazy?