>> nevada democrats, are you ready for the fight? [shouting] >> let's go get them everybody. let's win this thing. [cheers and applause] thank you all very much. burke [chanting] j. b. j. b. j.

democracy. >> and we are joined now by brittany gibson. she is a politics reporter for politico. brittany, will come the program. rfk junior is having an event today in phoenix, arizona. can you tell us what we know about what is expected today? guest: all we know for certain is that he is going to announce his next step in his presidential campaign. as i'm sure your viewers know he has been running as an independent, pulling pretty significantly on independent standards. his campaign has been struggling in the last few months and in terms of fundraising, and holding events, and has seen a dip in polling. his running mate suggested on a podcast earlier this week that

the campaign would try to stay in, potentially in the race to garner 5% of the vote, which helps them get federal matching funds for a future election. or they would drop out and endorse donald trump. host: rfk junior and former president trump are both planning to be in arizona today. are they planning to meet? are they planning on appearing together? guest: we know that they met several times in the last month, at least going back to the rnc, talking about this possibility of kennedy dropping out, endorsing trump, and potentially even getting a role in his second trump administration. we don't know for sure if they will meet in arizona today but trump teased it late last night on a fox news interview after vice president harris' speech at the dnc, that they could meet and trump has also been suggesting that there will be a "special guest" tonight at his

rally in arizona. we don't know for sure. what i have heard about these conversations is they have been very fluid between the trump and kennedy camp. i think while looking like it is going to be that drop out an endorsement for trump, people have warned me that these negotiations are a bit fragile. host: what has rfk junior said about former president trump, and what has he said about vice president harris? guest: he goes back and forth. most recently he has really tried to push the message that he wants to be a healer. he wants to talk with everyone. he says, i reached out to president trump to have conversations. of course they have known each other going back to the days where they were both democrats living in new york. he said he has reached out to harris' team but has not reached back. he has reached out to the

libertarian candidate and had a conversation with them. he tried to frame these outreaches as, i am reaching out to everyone, i am a politician above the political fray. host: if this does happen, what kind of impact is it going to have? that is the question, on the race and swing states? guest: i think the biggest impact will be in swing states. while kennedy's polling has dropped he still has a national average of about 5%. if you look at pennsylvania, georgia, arizona, nevada, you include the seven major swing states, even just 1% to 2% of kennedy's followers switching over to trump's side in states decided by one to two points, is huge. one thing about kennedy's support base, though, is a lot of them, the core volunteer team, they, you know, are not

typical politicos. they are not typically registered voters, not necessarily affiliated with either party. so they may not go back into partisan politics. it remains to be seen, even if just a fraction of kennedy's support does commit to trump in nomb it could be decisive in those swing states. host: what are you going to be listening to specifically, listening for at this event coming up today at 2:00? guest: like i said, i am expecting it to be the drop out and endorsement of trump, even though anything can happen. what i really want to know is how kennedy and nicole shanahan, that is his running mate who is independently wealthy, how they plan to continue supporting or participating in the election between now and november. kennedy has, you know, this cold following, particularly on social media. shanahan has tried to build up

her own pool as well. of course, she has the ability to spend money in her own ways. between those two sides, the money and influence, they could be influential on the campaign trail. especially with those low propensity voters who did not turn out. host: brittany gibson, reporter for politico, thanks so much for joining us today. guest: thanks for having me. host: if you want toatch that event we are going to be covering it live. it is at 2:00 eastern. rfk junior will address reporters -- supporters on the status of his campaign. 2:00 eastern right here on c-span also on c-span now and online at c-span.org. your reaction to the dnc and campaign 2024. urbana, illinois, independent line. deirdre, good morning. caller: i did not watch much of

the dnc. and a lot like c-span, i think both missed the mark of talking a little slower, even a little background and, of course course, pep rallies. rfk does not represent me, but coming you know, you get the best result when you challenge the people you support. rather than coming you know, someone has handed you the script. that is not really respecting you. that is about winning, not winning for you. you challenge the people you support, you know? exactly when and what are you going to do? i think we all get better results from whoever happens to win wear.

like i said, the dnc thing, it goes a little over my head. i'm not educated, but, you know, i can chew and walk at the same time, kind of. you know, if you could kind of address things on a slower pace on simpler issues, people are calling in about the dnc and ranting about something else. you know, maybe a form that addresses particular questions and says, hey, you are going off, that is it. you have to stick to the topic. host: appreciate the feedback. henry, michigan, democrat, good morning. caller: yes, ratchet. host: i was like, i don't know

how to pronounce that. it's going to take me a couple of times. fort ratchet, michigan. caller: watching the dnc over these last four days, i was really exhilarated and i think kamala harris should be the president. and i think she will be the president. i'm hopeful, but -- because to think of the other alternative, i am saddened. i am saddened because listening to the calls that have come in this morning, after seeing these four days, after seeing the rnc, the darkness, the desperation, the hopelessness of that, versus the uplifting joy of the dnc, i am just taken aback and embarrassed, because it shows me that there are a lot of people in this country who would rather vote for a criminal, an

authoritarian, someone who told you and is telling you that, yes, i am a liar, yes i am -- i have been convicted of crimes, and you would rather vote for this criminal then you would someone who has been upholding the law her whole career? and you denigrate her? you talk her down because of her caller? and that is basically what it is. you cannot tell me that the failure, the regret that we here in the voices of republicans who call in here, and they say, i'm going to vote for trump anyway, even though i don't like him? the only reason why is because of his stance on the other. on people who are not like you. and that is sad for america, because we have so much possibility. if we were to follow the script of the constitution and the pluralistic values that are

ingrained therein, we could be such a greater country. it is not bad. and to have republicans call in and say, the state of the country now? we have record travel. a lot of people are taking vacations. people have new cars. people have jobs. the biden administration and the biden-harris administration has done a fantastic job with the economy. but people don't want to admit it because to do so is to turn their back on somebody that they worship as a rich demagogue. and it is terrible. host: all right, henry. senator elizabeth warren spoke at last night's dnc. this is the washington examiner that says, senator warren cries after a standing ovation at the dnc. it says, she burst into tears after she received a one-minute standing ovation at the dnc.

warren first ran for president in 2020 when she was a rival of vice president kamala harris. now the democratic presidential nominee. so when she stood on stage to speak on harris' qualifications, the crowd roared in appreciation for warren. let's take a look at a portion of her remarks from last night. sen. warren: there it is. groceries, gas, housing, health care, taxes, abortion. trust donald trump and jd vance to look out for your family? i wouldn't trust them to move my couch. [applause] we need kamala harris.

this election is about your family and your future. i have seen kamala harris fight. i have seen her win. and when it comes to our families and our futures, kamala harris is someone we can trust. so, here it is. with joy in our hearts, let's select kamala harris the next president of the united states. host: and back to the phones now to leticia in palm springs, california. good morning. caller: good morning. there is a few things. first of all, i want to say that kamala harris is a beautiful woman. and that given, being from

california, did some terrible policies from here in california. putting people in jail for using marijuana. over stuffing our prisons with that kind of things that when she releases people that have really hurt people, and the other thing was that in the dnc i never heard them mention the people that were killed, the 13. and 13, some of them came from india, because they were military from india.

proud to be a democrat right now. and it is really time for things to get done. host: so, michelle, as you know, georgia is a swing state. are you going to be doing anything as far as getting out the vote? talking to neighbors? are you going to be working with the campaign? caller: i'm going to do my best. i will do whatever i can to talk to people and educate people. at the end of the day that is what it is about. from what my experience is and talking to people that are for trump, they come at you with a lot of talking points, but they don't have any substance behind

it. whereas, you know, kamala, she has a great record of fighting for the people. and, you know, at the end of the day that is what it is about. host: john is a republican in or rick, rhode island -- warwick, rhode island. caller: how are you doing? host: good. caller: i watched both conventions, and i just, you know, i'm actually a registered democrat, and i worked two jobs. i work hard to make ends meet and struggling, and i just think everything that -- that happened with the democrats, they ousted biden. i think they set them up, putting him in that debate early to show the public, you know, his failing health, which they lied about and said he was fine,

and kamala harris is on tv many times saying he was fine, he was fine, he was, you know, chipper and able to work. they knew he wasn't, and lied about it, and the i just think that i was in better shape financially when trump was in office, and i just hope trump can put the name-calling aside and just run on what he did and what he accomplished and it upsets me when kamala says, on day one we are going to do this, we are going to do that. she is not on day one, she is on day 1300 something. so, she was supposed to be the border czar and we have people pouring in the country, criminals, murderers pouring into the country, and, i mean, i just like trump's policies better. i think he really is a patriot.

i'm not a fan of his character, but, i think he is a patriot and just wants to make america strong in the world again. i think we are viewed as weak in the world. there was no wars going on when trump was in office. there was not such chaos in our country. the border, when trump was in office. i just feel safer with trump in charge. host:host: john, diane in moorestown echoes what you said. she says, harris is in office right now. she is partially responsible for the bad state of our country. they could help now. "day one is meaningless." less take a look at abortion from last night. it features several speakers who shared stories about gun violence, and one was former

u.s. representative and shooting survivor gabby giffords. she was with her husband, senator mark kelly. here it is. >> i was born with grits. i grew up racing motorcycles and exploring the beautiful desert. i fell for an astronaut. [applause] for five years i served in congress. from a swing district. everybody called me a rising star. then on january 8 2011 -- january 8, 2011 man tried to assassinate me. he killed six. terrible, terrible days. i almost died, but i thought -- fought for my life, and i survived. [applause] i learned to walk again, one step at a time.

i learned to talk again, one word at a time. so many people helped me as i worked hard to recover, including a decent man for delaware who always checked in, and he still does. thank you, joe biden. thank you for everything. joe is a great president. my friend kamala will be a great president. she is tough. she has grits. kamala can beat the gun lobby. she can fight gun trafficking. kamala will protect abortion access.

she will defend our freedoms. she saved lives. join me in voting for kamala harris. thank you. [applause] host: back to the calls. on the line for republicans, cedar lake, indiana, evelyn. hello. caller: hello. host: go ahead, evelyn. we are listening. caller: i am just watching puzzle. we end up with the one we don't really have run for president, and biden is like a king? why can't it be run the way it should? the democrats, it seems like they have legalized murder in

the womb and turned [indiscernible] into a king [indiscernible] who is going to run america? a job to run as president. she did not do the job. they put her on a song and dance show last night. that is not america. that is democrats. host: fredericksburg, virginia. independent. morning. caller: yes, mimi. how are you doing today? host: i'm doing well. caller: good. i love the convention. i am so encouraged for our country. we have to vote for kamala and tim walz, because kamala is a strong

i am so sad to hear these people saying that kamala is a communist and hates jews and that we lived in a third world country. do your homework. it read her bio. she is married to a jewish man. her bonus children call her " mamala." turn off fox and stop watching the videos that are scaring you. go see your grandchildren, go to a movie. this is not a third world country. kamala and tim love this country. he is awesome. his son just brought tears to my eyes and people should be ashamed if tar