It is 202 7488000. If you live in the pacific time zone, it is 202 7488001. If you want to give us an email journal cspan. Org. Host i want to point you to a poll that was done, democratic voters taking a look at 2016 and two people would support if the election took place. Hillary clinton getting the top honors with 51 of those democrats even their support to her. Bernie sanders, 17 . Vice President Joe Biden not declared to run for the residency, garnering 13 . Jim webb followed at 1 , as well as Martin Omalley. The Des Moines Register lead story this morning, takes a look at that event that took place in cedar rapids, the five candidates talking to democrats there. The headline linton and sanders rev up audience. To tell us a little bit more about the events that took place last night and who was there covering it, and neither kumar she is there white house correspondent. Good morning. Guest thanks for having me. Host tell us a little bit about why this event takes place. Guest it is an annual event and it is a hall of fame dinner. They are giving out awards to democratic activists across the state. I believe they gave up seven last night. There are a lot of rank and file democrats. It is not a big fundraiser, it is a money raiser that it is not making a lot of money just because each person giving a lot is making a lot and a lot of people are going. I believe they had about 1300 people there. Host it is taking place in iowa. Guest yes, its very significant. People are coming, i talked to a lot of people last night. They just wanted to hear the candidates. I think this is the first time they got to see everyone together. In iowa they very much like to see the candidates, talk to them, see them together. See how they interact. See what issues they are talking about. This is really their first time. On the republican side they have gotten to see so many, see them together, and they have just not had the opportunity here yet for democrats. Host did the five take an opportunity to distance each other themselves from calling each other by name . Guest thats actually the really interesting part. We were waiting to see if that happened. It really hasnt happened much on the campaign trail. Here and there you might catch Bernie SandersSay Something about Hillary Clinton, and mostly they have not spoken too much about each other. He did not really at all last night. They were very aggressive, particularly, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, about the republicans. Hillary clinton actually singled out three of them by name. Several of them talked about donald trump, but they did not talk about each other. Host as far as the mood in the room taking place, who do you think garnered the most support . Guest you could definitely tell that people had their activists their supporters in different parts of the room. Hillary clinton, hands down i think, got more people across the room, but the Bernie Sanders people were more enthusiastic. They were on one side, but they were banging their hands on the table, clinking their glasses like you do at a wedding. They were sort of interrupting him to say i love you, almost like a preacher at a church. Both of those two people. The most, i would say jim webb, very tepid response. Martin omalley sort of started out low but by the end he was getting a lot of applause. I think he said a lot of things they wanted to hear. Host as we got saw this morning, there were even supporters out there, Martin Omalley supporters, holding signs. Was there a lot of crowd outside of the event . Guest we received a portion of people there beforehand. I only subgroups for omalley and clinton, i thought that was interesting. The clinton crowd said they were a mixture of volunteers and staff, some were paid. When i went over and talked to the omalley crowd, which i think was larger, they said they were paid by him by his super pack, so they were actually employees. I cant tell you all of them were, but it was definitely a thing for candidates to try to show their strength outside. I dont want people to think that these were just democratic activists that happens to be wanting to be outside. It was definitely an organized effort. Host before we let you go, aside from the things we talked about, what is the takeaway. What is something that caught your interest . Guest i would just say that for me, i have been mostly seeing Hillary Clinton. Ive seen it Bernie Sanders only a couple of times, i would say i was not surprised, but i had not witnessed how enthusiastic his supporters are. They truly are. They really are quite the fans. I dont know if it will be enough for him but he is definitely going to give Hillary Clinton a run for her money. Host anita kumar covers the white house for mcclatchy newspapers. You can see that on cspan. Anita kumar thank you so much. Guest thank you. For democrats only in this hour, we are going to hear from some of those democrats. Who do you like for 2016 . Democrats only. 202 7488000 for the eastern time zone and for the mountain pacific time zone 202 7488001. Caller ms. Kumar had a point. The higher crowd that has been happening. However i was really taken aback. Bernie sanders, she is correct he is kind of like the rand Paul Ron Paul of the democratic party. He has that natural grassroots. Jim webb really caught my eye. I have been researching him on the internet, about his service in the military and his Scottish Irish back ground. He just really appeals to me and i actually just ordered two of his books on amazon. I wants to hear more about jim webb, but thank you for all you do. Host before you go does jim webbs military stance, his Foreign Policy, what is it . Caller what it was, ive only had 10 minutes to reach her research him because it was the lead into your program, but he is anti, not antiwar so much, but antiwars antiwars of choice. He was against afghanistan iraq well bill clinton was sitting courtside he was getting bloody with the marines. Useless wars he called them i believe. That is what he has been about to me. Also he is a straight shooter. That is just what i have gotten so far. I was with Bernie Sanders and now i am leaning towards jim webb. Thats the best i can do for you now. I was an organizer for obama in 2008 im a little disillusioned with hillary. Jim webb definitely, i for some reason, the more i research him the more i like him. Host thats jack in florida. Heres jim webb from last night. Weve talked about the a lot of issues that everyone is in strong agreement with. Let me think just for a few minutes about my view of what the American Dream really means. I call it the american trifecta. What i mean by that is when our system works right, we have a safety net under people who need it, who have fallen into hard times or who have retired. We have absolute fairness in the middle. If you can truly make it, you can go all the way and this country. That is the American Dream. What does it look like when it doesnt work, and what does it look like when it does work . When i think about a time when it didnt work, i will never forget the experiences that my mother had growing up in utter poverty in eastern arkansas. She was one of eight kids, three of whom died in childhood. Not childbirth childhood. Her father died when she was 10. There was no educational opportunities. There was no medical. There was not Social Security at that time. She chopped cotton, picked strawberries, when my dad met her at the age of 17 he set her hands felt like the bark off of the tree from having worked so hard. She gave me the energy that i have today to be standing in front of you today, but it was Franklin Roosevelts programs that gave people in that part of america the safety net under them and a chance for true fairness. Host thats jim webb. That event you can watch in total on www. Cspan. Org. Caller good morning cspan. Host hoodia like for 2016 . Caller i like Hillary Rodham clinton. She is my girl. I think she will go all the way. She is for regular people, not just for the rich. You tell everybody, all shes got to do is take Elizabeth Warren for her Vice President. You know, in the Bush Administration, he got thousands of People Killed and they never investigated the war with iraq. They say Saddam Hussein did it bin laden did it, we dont know who did it. We just need to get together. People, the Republican Party they are so mean. You think of donald trump right now, you think he is that nasty to people of color, he isnt worried about anything. Hes got it made. Hes got the trump hotel, las vegas. Host what do you think about people who wants to see Hillary Clinton be more like Elizabeth Warren as far as her progressive stance on specific issues . Caller heres what they are trying to do. They want Elizabeth Warren to get into the race, Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton. Hillary tells it like it is. You know she will speak her piece, if you rub her the wrong way she will rub back against you. You go against her, she will go against you. They would make a good couple. It is time for the women now. Vice president and president. Host ivory from chicago illinois, hi. Caller hi. Im calling and because i really like bernie. I didnt think so at first, when he first got in, but i think he would be marvelous. I think he is completely sincere. As far as Hillary Clinton, i would not vote for Hillary Clinton. I think she is reading from cards. She is insincere. She doesnt mean anything. She doesnt even know why she is running. Im really with bernie. I do like jim webb. I dont know if he is going to catch fire. Bernie is the man. Host you said that at the beginning maybe you werent so certain about bernie, that changed. Whats changed it for you . Caller it changed because i think he can really do it. I really think he can do it. Im going to get involved with the campaign as much as possible. Ive already sent money. I think he is the guy. I think he can do it. I know other people dont think so, you know what i really hate, people is saying that he is a foil for Hillary Clinton. I dont think thats so. I think hes the real deal. Host we will hear from bernard from utah, hello. Caller hello. Im a supporter of burning with the heart, hillary with the head. I dont think mr. Sanders can be elected in this environment because he is basically a socialist. But hillary is more moderate, and i dont believe she should take bernies positions, just to stick with her positions and not moved to the left. Host what is it about her positions that you like . Caller shes ok. Senator sanders is to the left thats not going to fly. Hillary is more moderate. She seems willing to compromise with some of the, you know, republicans and the more conservative democrats. Host nancy is up next. Nancy is from north carolina. Hi there. Caller hi. Host youre on. Caller im going to support bernie because i feel, like the other people, that he is very sincere. He has been a great senator. I would support jim webb as a Vice President ial candidate because i felt his age was also very good. I felt like hillary did come across as phony, and i have felt that before with her. Host when you say with senator sanders, you like his ideas. What ideas do you like the most so far in a campaign . Caller i really like the way he is going after the big money. That is the key behind many other issues, these billionaires that are controlling our country and we dont even realize how insidious that is. We really dont see the whole picture. Host do you think he is electable . Caller i do think he is electable. I think it will be more of a struggle than it would be with hillary because of her fame already, her connections, and her money. But i do think in this atmosphere, of the changing demographic in this country where there are younger people who dont care about the money and they do care about the issues, i think he is electable. Host for this hour we are looking to democrats only on who do you like for 2016. All five of the Democratic Candidates for president of hearing in cedar rapids, iowa last night for the hall of fame dinner there. We are hearing from some of them in this hour, we wants to hear from you. 202 7488000 for the eastern and central time zones. 202 7488001 for the mountain and set pacific. Senator sanders, specifically about his statements towards secretary of state clinton, her views on banks. Saying that sanders will ultimately help clintons restrain her expectation here, mr. Sanders growing support in the polls, vast base of small dollars contributors and sizable crowd have prompted some of ms. Clintons backers to make not so subtle comments about the importance of nominating a candidate who can capture the funding. I dont have a lot of time to mess around like i used to, i wants to win said dale todd, a democratic activist from caesar cedar rapids. Sandra, hi. Could you like for 2016 . Caller im supporting wynonna laduke. I dont know if your member her or not. She was ralph naders running mate when he ran for president. She is a lovely, smart, really concerned citizen. She is a native american, and for vice resident i would recommend jim webb. What a dynamic team. Host why do you like wynonna laduke specifically . Caller shes a native american. She grew up dirt poor, as they say. She is, she has a handle on the ground, on the land. I think so many candidates do not have that. Is she a declared candidate, and what party is she running on . Caller this i dont know. I am hoping that this will spur her on. Ive talked to other members of various tribes, i know that she is considering a run and i hope that she will continue to do so and get into the race. Host at a from california, good morning. Caller hi. I like Hillary Clinton, i also like Elizabeth Warren. I would like, i would like to see her run for president. But i think it is time for a woman to lead this country to be the leader of this country. I think hillary has the experience, and i think she has the capability. I really like her. I hope she becomes the first woman president of the United States. Host what is it about secretary of state clintons experience that you like the most . Caller she has been first lady. She had that experience. She has been secretary of state she had that experience. And senator. Im sorry, i didnt hear you. Host you answered actually what i was looking for. Lets move on to a caller from bellevue michigan. Caller good morning cspan. Hillary all the way. I want to say to my colleagues out there, democrats, be careful what you wish for. We dont want our party to go to far left and become the tea party. I know everybody is concerned about economic issues, but i dont see Bernie SandersElizabeth Warren, or anybody else being commander in chief, dealing with the world stage. Military iraq, iran. They seem to be focused too much on the economics part. As president , they have to carry the world stage. I just dont see Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren. You need to get out and vote and get involved, because the republicans will cheat. Maybe if Hillary Clinton does get the nomination, maybe she can choose a non moderate republican as a running mate. Its time to bring our country together. Thank you, thats all i have to say. Hillary all the way, democrats be careful what you wish for. Lets not try to bash any of the candidates too much. Thank you cspan. Host the former secretary of state was one of the speakers last night. She spoke about the concept of trickledown economics. Http twitter. Com cspanwj we believe in a basic bargain. If you work hard and do your part you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. We believe that the measure of our success should be how much income rise for hard working families, not just for ceos and money managers. [applause] well, republicans believe something very different. Their answer is always the same. Cut taxes for the super wealthy let eggs corporations write their own rules. Thats it. Trickledown economics has to be one of the worst ideas of the 1980s. [applause] it is right up there with new hope, shoulder pads, and big hair. I lived through it. There are photographs. We are not going back to that. Host that is Hillary Clinton from last night. Dont forget that poll of democratic voters when it comes to support for 2016. 51 of those who participated with support to Hillary Clinton. 17 to Bernie Sanders. 13 to joe biden who has not declared a run for the president. Jim webb and Martin Omalley 1 . Lincoln chafee, 0 . Robert, thanks for holding on. Youre next. Caller yes sir. I would like to say i love Bernie Sanders, he is a statesman. He is not a politician. He is the only one out there that has been against the iraq war both times, against the iraq war. He is honest, he did not have people out there pay people like omalley and clinton to hold signs and stand outside last night because Bernie Sander