that's got to worry donna edwards. what has to help her even though "the baltimore sun" poll says she's down by 14%, as you mentioned he's outspending her 4 is 4-1. >> it's still early. >> it's still early. >> van hollen has had the advantage of being the major fund-raiser for the democrats in the house, so people owe him. donna edwards, one thing she has gone for are the progressive liberals who tend to be very active. when you start looking at primary voters, these are your activists. these are the people who go to the polls in the primary. and so, you're right. it's a question of where the posters are targeting. >> the wild card in this campaign and this race has been elijah cummings and whether or not he'll jump in. dave? >> that's right. if he did jump in, it would immediately show a rush of support for him and van hollen and donna edwards would have to watch out. in my understanding in talking with sources and joe and i had a conversation about this before going on the air, comparing notes, it appears at the mome

i do think there is so wave, of african-american candidates from donna edwards who is running for the united states senate in maryland, to camilla harris, she is running for the senate in california. you're finally starting to see a crop of democratic african-american and latino candidates that are coming up in this post obama away. it has been amazing and stunning it has not really happened up until now. the wave of nonwhite candidates that is happen on a national scale has been in the republican party not the democratic party. our african americans losing influence? i think what is wrong with the democratic party formula is that african-americans tend to wield congressional level influence and mayoral level influence. they have not been able to get to the level of statewide influence which puts you in that bullpen for president. there have only been eight african-american united states senators. that is shocking shocking for a party that is dependent on black voters. >> host: joe your book tv. >> caller: hi, i like like to say all my friends and my very good friends are asian and do

opportunity but i do think there is a wave finally, very belatedly of of african-american candidates, donna edwardsnited states senate in maryland, to kamala harris's sister is advisor to hillary clinton and running for united states senate in california. you're finally starting to see a crop of democratic african-american and latino candidates sort of coming up in this post-obama wave. what has been amazing and sort of stunning it hasn't really happened up to now. really the wave of non-white candidates that happened on national scale has been on the republican party, not the democratic party. are african-americans losing influence? what is wrong i think with the democratic party sort of formula, african-americans tend to wield congressional level influence and mayoral level influence. they have not been able to get to the level of statewide influence which puts you in that bullpen shall we say of president. only seven, eight african-american united states senators. that's shocking in a country and in a party so dependent on black voters. >> joe is calling in right here from miami. joe, you're on

. >> i'm donna neighborhood and member of the cal hallow association i just like to say that is a terrible ideas spending all the money probation officer rehab the young kids at edwardhe second and allow a temptation to come in and the point this will make that more convenient and ask for a show of hands for all people that supported that how many of you this in the immediate neighborhood see a hand; right? gentlemen is a horse i expect that marijuana will be legal at some point in the near future and when this happens this trojan horse will have entered the neighborhood with none of the so-called controls they say they have when this occurs now a full marijuana supermarket in our neighborhood we don't need that thank you >> good evening my name is peter future a homeowner in the marina since 1984 i'm not a patient at the facility never intends to be a patient hope never to have to i'm past president of the san francisco beautiful and sits think the communicated association that has not opted that commissioner richards i lived gush about this project you've heard all the things it will help hundreds of thousands of people getting the medical marijuana they need a hu

. >> i'm donna neighborhood and member of the cal hallow association i just like to say that is a terrible ideas spending all the money probation officer rehab the young kids at edwardecond and allow a temptation to come in and the point this will make that more convenient and ask for a show of hands for all people that supported that how many of you this in the immediate neighborhood see a hand; right? gentlemen is a horse i expect that marijuana will be legal at some point in the near future and when this happens this trojan horse will have entered the neighborhood with none of the so-called controls they say they have when this occurs now a full marijuana supermarket in our neighborhood we don't need that thank you >> good evening my name is peter future a homeowner in the marina since 1984 i'm not a patient at the facility never intends to be a patient hope never to have to i'm past president of the san francisco beautiful and sits think the communicated association that has not opted that commissioner richards i lived gush about this project you've heard all the things it will help hundreds of thousands of people getting the medical marijuana they need a huge u