get him in to this race. the ad released today and is running nationally on cable tv. here s a clip. incredible bond i have with my children is a gift i m not sure i would have had had i not been through what i went through. but by focusing on my sons, i found my redemption. steve shale is a democratic strategist working with the draft biden campaign and joins us now. steve, good to have you here. the vice president also will not be showing up in the first democratic debate that s just around the corner so why do you think at this late date there s still hope for joe biden to enter this race? well, first of all, i think all the polls we have seen the race is wide open. just today we saw quinnipiac poll in three state that is show a fluid democratic primary. joe biden the strongest democratic potential nominee and he has 100% name i.d., a
the group draft biden is out with its first national tv ad urging the vice president to enter the 2016 presidential race. the emotional 90-second ad posted online just this morning focuses on biden s personal story of trying to overcome tragedy in his family. it uses audio taken from a commencement address given by biden earlier this year shortly before his son beau died of brain cancer. by focusing on my sons, i found my redemption. many people have gone through things like that. my dad s definition of success is when you look at your son and daughter and realize they turned out better than you. and they did. the ad ends with text that reads simply joe run. it debuts on cable tv the same day as the democratic debate.
person to have, you know, behind the scenes. i have to tell a personal story. our son died. i know there s no way that he could focus on what he needs to focus on for five years probably. what would you say the those voters, steve? well, i mean, first of all, if you look at the polling, joe biden polls favorables in florida plus 20. no democrat around with those kind of numbers and i think it will change seeing him get in the race. not every candidate gone down that got in. trump started at 4% and went to the lead in a matter 0 of a few weeks and a lot of democrats point out and think highly of the vice president. he leads in virtually every trait question of the democrats running and beginning to see him as a candidate, we ll see the numbers grow. are you and your organization for draft joe, excuse me, are you so pro joe biden that it makes you anti-hillary clinton?
the traditional reading of the law. but it is a controversial relationship that a lot of other reporters have noted. it is called correct the record, that s the super pac that has been reported, is coordinating with the campaign currently. meanwhile, we have these new draft biden ads that are hot and running now. and it urges the vice president to get in the race. take a look. incredible bond i have with my children is a gift i m not sure i would have had had i not been through what i went through. but by focusing on my sons, i ve found my redemption. so for people that aren t locked in, gabe, really watching this, as we all are, as i m writing on 2016 and we are not there yet, do you think this has an effect on people thinking biden is in the race and that will have a surge in the poll numbers, it s almost perception is reality and that he s going
expected to visit with families of the victims when he travels to oregon on friday. up next, joe run. the draft biden superpac releases an emotional ad urging the vp to join the 2016 race. my sons, i found my redemption. many people have gone through things like that. so i m going to speak about that ad with democratic strategist steve shale of the draft biden campaign effort. we ll find out if he has any insight into whether or not the veep is in. and then, a race against time in south carolina. frantic efforts to reinforce dam that is are on the brink. they could break at any time. we ll be live on the ground in those flood zones. and then, independent investigation. the call being made by doctors without borders after a deadly air strike on a hospital in afghanistan. moments ago, white house press