biden s issues back in law school, as well as his 1988 campaign, accused of using someone else s line in a speech. here s jon stewart recently. the reason loose lips mcgee [ bleep ] up his 2008 presidential run is now the reason he s a viable candidate? reporter: however often biden may make the funny headlines, his decades of experience, nearly four decades, have garnered him plenty of supporters, maybe hit that middle ground of those frustrated with clinton s e-mail problems, but not liberal enough to back bernie sanders. the latest poll of likely iowa caucus goers places biden third at 12%, but for biden, this is far more than political. his son beau, who just died in may, urged his father to take this chance and run with it. the 72-year-old has had to mull this over in the midst of grieving and working. now away from washington and thinking and discussing, it could be his deciding factor.
reason he s a viable candidate? reporter: however often biden may make funny headlines his decades of experience, nearly 40 years as a well-respected senator, have garnered him plenty of support hoarse would like him to go for it, hit that middle ground of democrats frustrated with clinton s e-mail problems but not liberal enough to back the independent bernie sanders. the latest cnn/orc poll of likely iowa caulk doesgoers places biden third at 12%. if he doesn t run, clinton benefits the most. i do trust hillary but i trust joe more. reporter: for biden this is more than political. his son beau, who died in may, had urged his father to take this chance and run with it. the 72-year-old has had to mull this over in the midst of grieving and working. now this week, away from washington, thinking and discussing could be his deciding factor. so he doesn t have a super pac, he doesn t have this massive political operation that s been in place like hillary clinton s
limits? no i think this person feels he has some wind in his sail. it s been a good summer for him ever since the supreme court sided with him on obamacare, you might want to call it a cockier attitude about himself and he s no longer painting himself as a politician. you have 16 republicans running and hillary clinton has e-mail problems. he s able to say now i m a world leader i m a global leader and he s talking to a global audience. this is about legacy. he wants to say, i could have won a third term. that s moot we ll never know. but this shows the president going out of backing his record not being in a defensive crouch. i hear you. back on the economy, he spent his first term really trying to bolster it and americans, though seem pretty pessimistic.
the nigerian president good luck jonathan has conceded defeat in that country s presidential election. nigeria has been governed by him since 1999. but voters have apparently chosen a former military leader. president jonathan was criticized for his handling of the economy and his response to the kidnappings of schoolgirls by boko haram. up next hillary clinton s e-mail problems and a new poll. [upbeat music]
the nigerian president good luck jonathan has conceded defeat in that country s presidential election. nigeria has been governed by him since 1999. but voters have apparently chosen a former military leader. president jonathan was criticized for his handling of the economy and his response to the kidnappings of schoolgirls by boko haram. up next, hillary clinton s e-mail problems and a new poll.