host: again, that story is es.com.le online at nytim bob is joining us from minnesota. what do you think? caller: thank you for taking my call. i don't think it is going to be a regular race this time. are lookingpeople

for somebody that is not going to be financed by big-money. i don't think that biden would beat trial. trump. i think bernie sanders has a better chance. the people are looking for somebody that speaks to the issues. they don't want somebody that will be bought and paid for by political action committees. to be stuckant having to vote for somebody that is getting millions of dollars in campaign funds from some special interest that they will have to pander to later. host: who would you support, by the way? bob? jody has this point saying, joel his limitations,

there are two others that would be better for the country, just bernie. bloomberg politics is writing about this saying that joe biden met with elizabeth warren when considering to seek the democratic presidential nomination. democraticusetts senator, elizabeth warren, was once seen as the strongest potential threat to hillary clinton -- a sign that the vice president is courting influential members of the party. elizabeth warren has repeatedly said she would not run, but the warrenation with mor more might help joe biden.

george is joining is next from north carolina. good morning to you. caller: i just heard your .omment on elizabeth warren i don't think she is going to follow joe biden. bernie sanders is the answer. after the obama joke for the last eight years -- people say, theyt reelected -- no, just voted against the republicans. that's all it was. that is my commentary. i have been pushing bernie sanders for six years now. i'm really glad. i just wish he would get more ir time. host: by the way, his speech from north carolina is online. daniel, good morning to you. caller: good morning. i have a pretty adjusting been paying i have

a lot of attention to the field recently, especially after the first gop debate. it is a good move on his advisers. any well-established leader who has not entered the race should distance themselves from the nominee. i think entering the field could really only hurt their career. host: thank you for your call. michael has this point, the media loves another thing they can speculate about early in the 2016 election season. by then a draft website. we will show that to you in just a moment. milton is next from north carolina. good morning. caller: hello? host: good morning to you. caller: i have a question.

i know i have been asked about joe biden. really, i don't have an opinion. i would consider joe biden if he puts his name in the hat. right now, bernie is probably my top democratic guy. host: why? people say they are against big government, by think the government is doing a fairly decent job. i like his platform. i have not heard joe biden's platform. host: he very likely could run on the obama legacy of the last seven years. with that be an effective platform in the democratic primary in your opinion? caller: yes, i think it would be. host: ruth has this point on her twitter page -- i hope biden doesn't run, he has been in politics for too long.

"esquire" magazine -- joe .iden should retire the whole thing about announcing you are only going to serve one term is bananas, you become a lame-duck after victory night, and i don't think the current congressional majority is made up of people who would be so moved by the gesture that a new era of bipartisanship would be born. "why joe biden should hang up and not run for president." that is from esquire. good morning, andrew. caller: i think it is a good idea that joe biden runs for president. he could take some of the pressure off of hillary.

host: how would he do that? caller: he would go after the republicans real hard. host: thank you for the call. bernie sanders -- greece.licies equal good morning, should he enter the race? caller: absolutely. sanders, theyrnie should break joe biden. he is for the middle-class. he is a decent man. .e is not a rich man i think that is important. he has a mortgage on his house. they joked about it a few years ago. i don't think people should underestimate him. they forget that during the last presidential election, when he ryan, heaul

claimed his clock. it was fantastic. trump as trump, keeps saying china took our jobs, mexico took our jobs, no, you took the jobs to them. people forget that he is a corporate poster boy. i think he is and it just to get attention. fn't default -- don't be ooled. host: going back to the question from politico, how does the vice president game i this out? i have been a democrat for 45 euros. i have not supported hillary in any way. i don't trust her. i would support biden

financially. i'm not well off. i'm living on social security. i think there are plenty of people who want to see him get in. host: thank you very much for the call. margaret is joining us next from florida. your take on all of this? what i can't understand is the discussion on joe biden. he has been around for too long. martin o'malley has all the qualifications. why are people looking at him -- why aren't people looking at him? eight years as mayor of baltimore. he has very good qualifications for president. no one is talking about him. host: why do you like martin o'malley? caller: i looked him up. he has all of the qualifications -- i am a democrat, and he has done so much for that government of maryland.

the schools are now top in the nation. appealed capital offense. also, he froze tuitions at the colleges in maryland for the last two or three years. these are just some of the things he has done. i have been very impressed, but for some reason, he does not get media coverage. host: thank you. we did cover governor o'malley. he was at the iowa state fair last week, actually about 20 candidates. all of the speeches are on our website, including yesterday, we covered chris christie and bobby jindal. next is lance from florida. -- theyi think he could

talk about border war, there are thanmurders down there anywhere. i think mr. trump will say anything to be a comedian now. host: jerry is our next caller. by the way, the scene of the vice president delivery the commencement address. caller: i have been waiting for for news about joe biden six months. biden-w ticket is arren. i will tell you why. biden has the foreign-policy credentials that she lacks. she has the economic policies that would really electrify the ticket. i could just see the combination knocki hillaryn out of the

water. i have been ag lifelong democrat, and i do not trust hillary clinton. i would be delighted to see biden. ,ost: gary from west virginia and david agreeing with your point on our page -- democrats need to face that hillary clinton will likely won't survive this intense scrutiny. "new york post" also talking democrats are -- worried, so worried, donors who raised millions for obama has sworn off hillary in an effort .o draft biden should they be worried? sure, people and politics should

always worry. joe biden as a serious plan b? b. there is no plan the story is available online at post.com. our phone lines are open. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. if you are an independent, the number to call is (202) 745-8002 . you can also send us a tweet at @cspanwj. the headline from "the washington post," the vice president and elizabeth warren huddle in washington. james is next from akron, ohio. good morning. caller: i don't think joe biden should run. i think when this e-mail scandal with hillary, and the benghazi think, i think that will just

blow over. scandal,all, with the it was something like 20 million e-mails that were lost under .eorge w. bush i think that will get real big. the people right now are saying are hillary's poll ratings going down. those are basically republicans. bernie sanders is saying all the right things that we want to hear, but at the same time, nobody has been able to get a democratgress with or republican congress. i don't see that happening. we have to stay behind hillary if we want to win. if you flip, i don't know what will happen. host: thanks for the call. jan has this. the mainstream media has decided

that she is imploding, i don't think her supporters do. the front page of "the new york times" is focusing on donald trump. we caught him in mobile, alabama . the piece is called "why trump won't fold." here is a portion.

host: this morning's front page of "the new york times" focusing on donald trump. from florida, democrats line. caller: thank you. i think c-span for taking my call. . am 88 years old i have been in iran four times during the second world war. i've served my tour in korea in the united states army in north korea. i have been a democrat all my life. i have posters made of hillary biden.eau and his father, can sit at my table with my would eatd i know he a pizza with a fork. if bidenitch over

runs. i will switch over to a man that i consider uncle joe. i only wish the american people would think about this. we are better today than we working years ago. maybe let's go for another eight. i can see a biden-warren ticket. politicoin, reporting that he is gaming out a possible presidential bid. an announcement coming in september, either way, according to his advisers. from twitter, joe biden as nominee will guarantee a republican 2016 win. three american tourists were able to tackle a gunman in route

to paris. a look back 10 years later -- a number of presidents both current and former traveling to new orleans for the katrina 10 year anniversary. moines register" the conclusion from the iowa state fair. from "miami herald" tension and haiti.ong the border of good morning. caller: in new hampshire, the majority of voters are independent. everything is not that way. to determine election outcomes. salthough joe biden is a charming politician, he can be

characterized, as well as hillary, as a bankers democrat host: what is a bankers democrat? caller: those are democrats that take money from bankers to get legislation approved that most lobbyists and the financial power structure is interested in. is the bernie sanders most independent of all political candidates that i have ever experienced in my 80 years of life. a ticket with bernie sanders and elizabeth warren would really take on the wall street gang and help to straighten this country out. host: thanks for the call from new hampshire. a tweett from lisa -- from lisa says that martin

o'malley is probably ignored because of his stance on immigration, he wants amnesty for illegals, he signed the maryland dream act. maureen dowd ownrump struts to his pageant. josh lederman joins us live on the phone. thank you for joining us. a weekend of renewed speculation. what is behind us? guest: there is still a lot of activity that we have seen from the vice president and his advisers in the last few days. not only the unusual weekend in which he met with elizabeth house andhe left his came up just for a few hours to

d.c. to meet with her at the navalal observatory -- observatory. we have seen him reaching out to his longtime donors to see whether they would be supportive of a future run, and advisers to the vice president tell us that he is seriously considering whether he wants to get into the race, and more specifically, what factors he needs to take into account if it is too late at this point to melt a viable campaign -- mount a viable campaign. host: many people forget that bill clinton did not enter the race until september 1991 before the 19 i to election -- 1982 92 elections. as far as money, everything, how does he do that? guest: one of these factors is

the huge head start that someone like hillary clinton has. joe biden and his aides are looking at a much more meager number like $5 million of direct contributions to his campaign in the first two months just to open offices, getting ads on television, and getting delegates together to qualify for the ballots. host: of course, the clinton campaign continues to move forward with its own fundraising efforts. any reaction from the clinton campaign? guest: reaction from the clinton staff has been very muted and careful. they have said that this is the sitting vice president, he certainly has the right to run for his party's nomination, if he wants. it tried to avoid making it seem like they are pushing him out of the race.

that being said, behind-the-scenes, we have seen actions from the clinton campaign that they are concerned about this and are trying to lock up support. everybody knows that joe biden tends to do well in south carolina and has strong support there. top aidess sent her carolina to try to lock up endorsements, open up new offices, hold public events, and show that in places where biden is competitive, clinton has support locked up. host: when the clinton campaign announced her intention to run for president, hurt staff that this would be a different type of campaign. have we seen that? guest: in some ways we have, in some ways we haven't. just a few weeks ago, the clinton campaign said they would start making her available for

national interviews, and putting out more to take questions. as the e-mail scandal has continued to" the campaign, we have seen that not -- continue the campaign, we have seen that not play out. it seems like there are still some habits, in terms of secrecy and privacy, that they are adhering to the aderholt over his from her previous campaign. y this morning from "the new york times" pointing out that hillary clinton will be back on the campaign trail next week. next major political that will take place on friday when she joins her other democratic political candidates in minneapolis. we will have coverage of all of the candidates remarks friday

morning. what do you think will be the buzz at that meeting friday morning among party leaders and party officeholders? guest: i think what everyone wants to know from the clinton camp is how much is this story going to continue to evolve and grow, particularly as it relates andhe fbi investigation justice department looking into some of her practices. i think democrats have assumed that if this is all there is an is something the campaign can put behind them, she could still be in decent shape. i think people are waiting to see whether they can expect the remainder of the summer and fall to be dominated by headlines about her e-mails and other negative issues that could weaken her ahead of the primary election. host: fox news is reporting that the vice president came back to

washington yesterday by his favorite method, the amtrak. guest: that's right. it's interesting for him to be out in a public venue when he has really been huddled in private for at least the last two weeks, while the president has been on vacation. he was in south carolina for one week and vermont for one week, but with a cadre of his advisers. we saw him leave the seclusion yesterday for this important ,eeting with another democrat who many people want to draft into the race, elizabeth. host: let me conclude with a simple question, what do you think he will do? .uest: that is a great question i'm hesitant to speculate, by think we would probably not be seeing this level of activity

and drumming up of buzz and speculation from within the biting cap if he wasn't seriously considering it or leaning towards it. i'm told that even though he might be inclined to run, there are still some family considerations and personal consequences. americans sitting if this is something that is really helping with mark for them to do so soon 'ster the vice president son died in may. the vice president making a last-minute trip to washington this weekend to meet with elizabeth warren. thank you a much for being with us. we appreciate it. we want to continue with more of your calls and comments on the speculation. .ngie from iowa the first in the nation caucuses will take place, we think on

february 1 next year. what do you think of all of this? biden is aon't think good choice. he will have a lot of obama ideas that all the he has had with obama. another person. her, hillary has hid behind e-mails and the benghazi stuff. host: thanks for the call. donalds this point -- trump's success speaks directly to the dumbing down of the american electorate.

post" -- theren .re two the nationals used giant panda gives birth. some exciting news here in washington, d.c. likely on when you will see them. the website going down because of keen interest in those two panda cubs. good morning. caller: good morning. i just want to make a comment about biden. i don't really care if you get to and are not, by one to mention a previous callers comment that she had been a democrat for 45 years, and it just seems to me that any of the republican candidates would be a

better choice than any of the democratic candidates. barack a phrase from obama, i looking for some hope and change. that is my comment. host: thank you for the call. another viewer saying, court hillary, sheor thought she would be the anointed one. c-span streaming on radio. our focus is on joe biden that he is gaming out a possible bid for the presidential white house. leslie is joining us from las vegas, nevada. biden, wouldnk joe be a stellar combination. i think they would win. joe biden inspires a lot of confidence and a lot of people. if you hadn't been on the ticket with barack obama -- who was

basically an unknown -- i don't think barack obama would have one. host: next is steve from ohio. good morning, steve. caller: thanks for taking my call. you have a great first name. i think it would be good if joe biden gets involved. express their to ideas. i don't think it makes a difference. in 2012, 132 million people peoplebut 216 million were qualified to vote. 84 million people did not think there was a difference between the democrats, republicans, and .ndependents i think because of what has transpired in the last seven years, people will look in the beer, and decide where this country is going. i think it would be great that he gets in the fray. i think the key thing in this

election coming up will be performance. from that standpoint, i have to agree with your previous caller that any of the republican candidates would be better, and would beat any of the democratic candidates. host: tim stanley has this from cnn.com -- why joe biden should run. he points out that joe biden should decide by september or early october. among the factors you must consider is whether he can generate enough support and money at this late stage. is a democratic strategist, has expressed support for clinton and said the meeting with warren is the latest indication that he is in fact seriously considering getting in the race -- a few weeks ago, i wasn't sure it was

real, but now it is. dan is joining us from minnesota. good morning. independent line. caller: good morning. i don't think you biden should be running, even though i love elizabeth warren. i think she would be a perfect presidential candidate. a little tooaround long. there were too many mistakes .ade on foreign policy and especially his involvement in ukraine. one thing i do not understand is everybody is talking about the candidates, yet nobody is talking about the issues. not only the immigration issue, but especially the economic issues. i am 66 years old. an engineer by trade.

think joe biden is a little .oo old elizabeth is an awesome person, and if she would run by herself, and get another person that is more knowledgeable about the foreign policy that she is not very good -- you know, not involved in -- i think that would be a fantastic ticket. host: elizabeth warren has repeatedly said that she is not running. caller: but we need a elizabeth warren. i hope she is listening to me this morning. i'm 66. i need you to run. i need somebody to manage this .ountry host: ok. thank you for the call. journal constitution" call the news conference extraordinary. c-span.org -- on

ired it live, and it is on c-span.org. the former president jimmy carter spoke about his battle with cancer. from is joining us georgia. good morning. caller: good morning. i wanted to make a statement that i can't vote for hillary because starting with her lying about dodging bullets all in the field quite a while ago -- to me, she lies like a republican, which i never used to vote parties until obama ran, and all the lies i heard by the republicans, i was just voting against a known evil between kennedy and obama.

hillary clinton, never. joe biden, yes. other gentlemen i would vote for, if he is the only one running against her in the democratic party, i would vote for. never hillary. host: thank you for the call from georgia. "the wall street journal" also writing about bernie sanders saying the life inside the bewildering. is a self-described democratic socialist, often observed eating alone in the cafeteria, these , he began attracting to produce. rally in covered his south carolina as part of our road to the white house

coverage. your comments on our facebook page on joe biden, here are a couple of thoughts. joe biden i think would make an excellent secretary of state. don't run, iplease beg you not to, you are only going to hurt the two viable candidates already in the field. rants has this tweet, biden is part of the establishment. we desperately need more change .- bernie sanders for potus next is jim from delaware. caller: good morning, how are you today? it is a beautiful day in delaware. i am a republican, so that means i it member of a party that doesn't exist in the state. we are a one-party state. i think hillary will definitely have to get out of the race

because first the e-mails, and then we haven't talked about the did while she was secretary of state, raising money for the clinton foundation with people she did business with. biden, i think people voted for him like they did with bernie sanders and vermont -- in vermont. he has been brought on issues for a generation. other question is are we going to get joe biden or his body double? i don't think the democrats understand why he should be president. obama has created so many problems with the economy and foreign affairs. maybe he will run so he can purposely lose and then go to the grassroots and do what they do best, violent protests in the country. i just think biden should not

run. if he was going to be up there, be the person who takes the bullet for the party for the next four years -- then i would say go for it. host: mary has this, are we assuming that senator warren would run because biden talked to her -- i don't think she will run as vp. ,e spoke with scott walker outlining his alternatives. [video clip] you see a there, in addition to the credits and incentives, we allow people to buy health insurance anywhere, in any state. in the past, you have been restricted to state lines. we allow you to buy anywhere. in any state. finally, we make sure -- this is

really important because while we are repealing obamacare entirely, we want to make sure that one of these concerns that i hear -- we want to make sure that people with pre-existing conditions, you will not be bummed off your coverage or face huge increases because of a pre-existing condition or because you get sick. that is something we do under this plan to make sure you as americans is secure. "the washington examiner" has been following the story. thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. what have you been learning from other republicans as this race unfolds? guest: i think walker was really try to distinguish himself by releasing this plan. it was a little bit surprising that you saw this detailed of a plan as earl