when bob kerry ran for the united states senate years ago and for governor, the number of democrats,dful of 200,000 was john boehner is not a far right conservative republican. he's a pragmatist. to me, anyway -- i really admired his father. he is a very appealing candidate. and i think if the democrats need to be bringing themselves back into the center of the voting population, like bill clinton did. i think bill clinton was a master at it. he did some pro business things that are meaningful to the country. yeah. i do think the democrats are in -- you know, there's some fear -- we're not going to get immigration reform done by pitting the far right against the far left. immigration reform, which is critical to our country, is going to be resolved in the center. and george 43 was -- had a shot at it. so i think the republicans -- there are far right republican candidates. and there are far left democratic candidates. but i sense that secretary clinton seems to be charting somewhat of a left of center course. the country is kind of a right of center country right now. and the sort of

bob shrum, senior adviser to john kerry during his presidential campaign. welcome both. as someone who has long been connected to the clintons, how concerned should she be that some democrats are at least worried about the e-mails, benghazi, all the other stuff, the money, and are taking a serious look that joe biden is taking a serious look at whether or not he should make this run? >> well, concerned. joe biden has been, i think, the most meaningful vice president in my lifetime. he's done a good job. i think his numbers are good with the american people right now. joe would be a formidable candidate. but politics as you know andrea, has changed a lot. it's late to try to start making a campaign. most of the biden fund-raising network, most of those people have signed on with hillary. most of the campaign operatives that are important to building a structure to get out the vote have signed on with hillary. but if anybody could do it and cause a problem, it would be someone who has the profile of sitting vice president, no question about it. >> bob shrum, this would obv

. >> kerry called bob from orlando. i can also hear charles payne joining us on the phone. think your headline is this is all the motion. is that correct? >> heidi got a thousand points down and thursday into the late friday. the market does things interesting considering how much individual investors have taken out. never been able to understand why it fell high vis-À-vis that. i liz claman planet that the antacid. there have been signs. i was on your show and we were already in a stealth bear market. although a lot of stocks down more than 10%. more winners than losers, but is masked by the big winners. one thing i will say and i don't want to sound too crazy to bourassa 1000 points in the dow. the better it is with respect to fleshing things out. stuart: we hear you. he wants the flushing of everything. >> as far as al gore sessions are concerned if an anemic economy here and i think we should get rid of the government affairs because it does nothing. it's not free-market the way they've been described or should be. it's unfortunate. stuart: this is real volatility. a fe

kerry and the like, almost to $600,000. then in 2011, he shifted more money over to the republican side. they caught up and then surpassed that number with donations over the years, bob dole and phil graham and rudy giulia giuliani. that's a lot of money going out into the campaign on both sides, more the republican side now, but plenty to go around. >> a lot of money and not the last we heard of it. thanks so much. >>> next, breaking news. moments ago the jury returned a verdict in the sentencing of james holmes, the colorado movie theater shooter. how did he avoid a death sentence? >>> he shrugged, he scowled. did he win the body language battle? this summer, challenge your preconceptions and experience a cadillac for yourself. ♪ the 2015 cadillac srx. lease this from around $339 per month, or purchase with 0% apr financing. then i slowly feel it start to kind of wrap itself around me... my mind just goes kind of blank- and the next thing i know it's morning. with tempur-flex you've got the spring and bounce of a traditional mattress and it also adjusts to my body. my cloud feels so comfortable. it feels like somebody's hugging you. how can a bed do that? this is t

. >> senator bob menendez also criticized the obama administration for inflating the standing of certain countries. >> i took to heart what secretary kerryeleased the report. he said, we have to be true to the principle that although money may be used for many things, we must never ever allow a price tag to be attached to the heart and soul and freedom of a fellow human being. i don't know that we didn't pervert that lofty goal by a report that clearly seems to me has been politicized in a way that is not justifiable and cannot be justified. >> the state department has denied any lack of credibility in the trafficking in persons report. >> a powerful car bomb has detonated in the afghan capital, kabul, killing at least eight people. >> the blast injured at least 100 more and the fatalities are expected to increase. the bomb struck a crowded residential area harming mostly civilians and destroying shops and houses. >> next here on cnn, it is the end of an jer why in american television. >> that's right. politicians he poked fun at may be breathing a sigh of relief. as jon stewart end his reign as the host of the "daily show." >>> one of a