Health problems and live coverage of that on cspan3 at 10 00 a. M. This morning. We will be here with the 2016 president ial contenders and the expanding field. Democrats, 2027488000. Republicans, 2027488001. And independents, 2027488002. With Mike Huckabee becoming the sixth republican, a fourth line for evangelical voters 2027488003. Join the conversation on twitter, cspanwj or facebook. Or you can send us an email. Usa today saying that with my car could be with Mike Huckabee in the race, they are vying for the christian vote. Huckabee launches his bid for the white house, 59 years old he won the iowa caucus in 2008 when he ran the first time. They say he will spend today and thursday in iowa and then head to South Carolina where evangelical voters are more prevalent than in new hampshire. That is usa today. the wall street Journal Editorial Board article of his bid. They say his campaign economic populace is making a comeback on the right and not always in a good way. Mike huckabee wants to ride this wave and is standing with social conservatives to the gop president ial nomination, he is a Big Government conservative in an era of reform is what the wall street journal says. It is hard to see the logic of a huckabee campaign, but if anyone can sell the government to republicans, it is probably him. Take a look at what he had to say yesterday when he launched his campaign from his hometown of hope, arkansas. It is not because people want to be in poverty, it is because they are part of the bottom 90 of this country of American Workers whose wages have been stagnant for the past 40 years. [applause] the war on poverty has not ended poverty, it has prolonged it. I do not judge the success of how many people are in government assistance as to the success of government. I judge how many people have good jobs and do not need government assistance. [applause] and we do not create good jobs for americans by entering into unbalanced trade deals that forgo congressional scrutiny and then looking the other way when the law is ignored so that we can import lowwage labor undercut American Workers, and drive wages lower than the dead sea that is unacceptable. Host the former governor of arkansas announcing his second bid for the white house, as many of you remember, he won the iowa caucus in 2008 and then could not keep up with the fundraising of the other candidates. He left the race. He is back in now, making a bid for the white house we are getting your thoughts on expanding president ial field six republicans and 2 democrats in the race. We get your take your view on the field so far. Democrats, 2027488000. Republicans, 2027488001. Independence, 2027488002. With the evangelical vote, especially in iowa, a fourth line for those voters 2027488003. Anthony in massachusetts, an independent. Good morning. Caller thank you for taking my call. I am very discouraged by what i see right now in the potential candidates on the republican side. You only have one of the six declared candidate saying that they believe in manmade Climate Change. Which is unanimous among scientists and the great defining issue of our generation, especially for people my age i am 25 and it will just get worse as i get older, i see a threatening my future. To see people like ted cruz flat out denying it, it is very upsetting. I do not see a good choice on the republican side. On the democratic side, i like hillary, i like some of her positions. But, i would like more of a contest more of a choice. I think she is too close to big business, big banks, i do not see her as a true progressive. That is why you see such a dispirited electorate. We feel it every 4 years, it is the lesser of two evils. Somebody like Bernie Sanders saying he has to run as a democrat because it is virtually impossible to get on the ballot as an independent. Until we fix this election system and gerrymandering, get corporate money out of politics you are going to see more and more people dropping out of the system, the cause they feel they have no voice. The special interest and the billionaires have all the influence. Nobody cares about the little guy. Host let me ask you about your views on immigration Hillary Clinton was in nevada, under early primary state, she was talking to a Latino High School yesterday and she said, she has made a forceful comment in support for paths to citizenship for Illegal Immigrants. What is your position on that and what you think of her saying that . Caller i agree with her. It makes common sense. The vast majority of people in the country illegally are hardworking americans, just like everyone else. They might not technically be american citizens yet but to say to suggest, as mitt romney did, that all these people should self deport is ridiculous, our economy depends on them. I think it is wrong and against what we stand for to suggest splitting families up. So yes, a path to citizenship is prudent and make sense. I hope secretary clinton means that and will fight for that. Host listen to what she had to say yesterday. Hillary clinton i will fight for comprehensive Immigration Reform and a path to citizenship for you and your family across our country. I will fight to stop partisan attacks on the executive actions that would put dreamers including those with us today, at risk for deportation. And, if Congress Continues to refuse to act, as president , i would do Everything Possible under the law to go further. There are more people, like many parents of dreamers and others, with the ties and contributions to our communities who deserve a chance to stay and i will fight for them. Host Hillary Clinton in the about it yesterday, the Washington Post it chief spoke forcefully to a path to citizenship and know it puts her on the left side of her party and a shift from a position she took as a senator from new york and a 2008 president ial candidate, then our support for comprehensive Immigration Reform was tempered with opposition to the granting of drivers licenses to Illegal Immigrants, she held other positions unpopular with many hispanic. They also report that tuesday the Democratic National committee announced the parties primary election season will feature six officially sanctioned debates, a light schedule for a thin democratic field, contrasting strikingly to the crowded race for the gop nomination. The small field has fueled speculation that the party might go for that forgo debates altogether even many credits ralph in new york democrat. What do you think of this president ial field . Caller i am a proud uaw member from new york and i think Mike Huckabee talks a good game, but none of the republican candidates will support the american worker. They all support states right to work laws and impose a minimum wage and the right to the freedom to form a union. None of them will bring anything to the table to release the wages of the american worker. Host would you vote for Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders . They are the only two democrats. Caller i would vote for Bernie Sanders. Host what is his appeal to you . Caller he is the only one bringing up the american worker, the other ones, the American Workers are invisible to the other candidates. They want to have more tax cuts for the ones at the top. Host do you think he can get enough attention . Yesterday, he was at a town hall leading, 45 minutes outside of washington d. C. , and most of the National News media did not take the 45 minute drive from their washington bureaus to cover the event. Caller i think he will raise enough money, he already has run enough money and will get enough attention to force Hillary Clinton to talk more about the working class in this country. Host canton, ohio, independent. Caller this is about john kasich. I have a lot of information here. This whole state is corrupted. In canton, ohio, we have the state senator here that state representative investigators have been to the house, and you will not see john kasich run because he is up against all of the stuff we have. I wish cspan would call me back and let me get this on the air. This is very important. We have proved it to the investigators that have been to our house. John kasich is not running because he knows he is up against this. Host we will leave it there, fellas in tennessee, a democrat. Caller i was calling about Bernie Sanders, i wish Elizabeth Warren would get in. It is time for clinton and the bushes to step aside, they have made enough money. They took enough money from lobbyists. People want jobs. Republicans keep saying jobs everybody says jobs, why do not they bring back the jobs . I remember one when our win our country was wonderful we had working class people. They put our labor overseas for cheap labor we get tainted goods to come back. No nobody is talking about the crime and poverty here. They will tell us anything be Koch Brothers with all of their money, but it is up to the people to get out there and vote. They can talk all they want to and say whatever they want to, but if the people the people need to get out there and take back our system. Host did you vote for bill clinton . Caller i did vote for him. Host did you vote for obama both times . Caller yes. I remember, they said appeared like they are trying to do now with the jobs, telling us the trade would help us it will not help america. Host what if you hear you are ready said you do not want to vote for another clinton, what if you hear Hillary Clinton say she is for these trade deals. She has not said yet, she wants to see the details. Caller that is what she is holding out for in the end she will be for it, just like her husband. Host democratic caller. A republican, scottsdale arizona. Good morning. Caller good morning. It is kind of early in the morning. I am on. I cannot believe that you allow these people to go on and on regarding the total lying that the Democratic Party has allowed obama to perpetrate to the American People. The amount of constitutional trashing of our constitution. Host what are you referencing this morning . Caller your last callers. You let this man go on and on regarding the Democratic Party being this most wonderful thing and we have scandal after scandal after scandal from the Democratic Party. The last election should have told everybody that we are fed up with the Democratic Party to the extent that nobody can have a decent wage. I own a business for 27 years, i am proud to go out and serve my country and deal with my customers and make them happy. It is the most wonderful thing we have ever had. Host as a republican, what you think about this current field of eop contenders you have six . Gop contenders. Caller you could have 12 that would be fine. I am going to look at each one. I really believe that the washington, d. C. Bureaucracy with all of these multiple layers of departments, doing the same thing, they should be in limited. Eliminated. Host thats what the governor of arkansas was talking about, abolishing the irs caller can i say this. Are you going to come you cut me off . Host we are listening. Caller i could not hear you. Think about this there is so many buildings that the government owns, the gfa has empty and they are leasing buildings when we own millions of square feet of buildings. Host i am going to move on to terry in south river, new jersey excuse me, tom, in pittsburgh, a republican. Caller good morning. I would like to vote for any of the republicans in the field. Or any that have not announced. We need a change badly. I agree with everything the previous caller just said. I want to add, regarding immigration, if the Illegal Immigrants in this country work going to vote republican, do you think hillary or president obama would be pushing for them so much to try and help them . Absolutely not. That is the main reason why they are on their side. Host let me ask you about the republicans Mike Huckabee got what you make of him . Caller i do not care for him i think he is a Big Government individual and we need to scale back the government. Too many programs. Too many layers of government. It has to be redundant committees and so forth. The other problem i think is we have to get rid of the entitlement society. That is what is keeping these people down in the big cities. Host we will be talking about innercity poverty coming up in at the top of the hour, we will spend an hour discussing that. The poverty we are seeing in places like baltimore and detroit and other places across the country. Worst, we will keep getting your thoughts on this tweet 16 president ial field 2016 president ial field. The caller was just talking about Mike Huckabee and that he says he believes Mike Huckabee is for bigger government, Mike Huckabee said yesterday he wants to do away with part of the government. Club for growth, an activist group here advocates for lower taxes came out with a add against Mike Huckabee yesterday. Here is what they put together. Why do conservatives oppose Mike Huckabee . Americans for tax form said state spending during her first eight years as governor increased by 65 . Your record on taxes the arkansas democrat claims you finished your term as governor of arkansas with a net tax increase of 500 and 5 million. The tax burden went up while youre governor. An overall increase by a million dollars. Qwest became ill institute analyzed your performance the Cato Institute analyzed your performance, he received an f for his current term nad for his entire tenure a d for his entire tenure. Host conservative group club for growth putting out that advertisement yesterday, the same date the arkansas governor launched his bid he won iowa in 2008. The des moines register, front page, activists say huckaby will need a new focus. He made it official tuesday. If he wants to win iowa, gop activists say he will have to adapt to Higher Expectations that he faced as a relative unknown ahead of his 2008 victory. He will have to outlast a crowded field of candidates looking for a child in the conservative bloc that carried him to victory in 2008. A onetime fox news host is back and i went for several campaign stops, today and thursday. First page of the des moines register. saying he will need a new focus if he wants to win. Cbsnew york times poll, Hillary Clintons appeal survives scrutiny. She appears to have initially weathered a barrage of news about her use of her private email account when she was secretary of state and the practices of her Family Foundation, an indication she is starting her second bid with an unusual durability among democratic voters. Americans view mrs. Clinton favorably and as a strong leader detonated earlier. Nearly nine in 10 regrets a nine in 10 democrats say america is ready to elect a woman. Your views on the candidates. Caller hillary is on the right track. Stop nitpicking. Do you know how much money we could take in if every illegal was given a Social Security number . It will be like money in the bank for them. Help us out. Vote for hillary. Host floyd in virginia, evangelical voter. Who are you leaning toward and what issues are important to you . Caller i am leading towards Mike Huckabee. He is a nice fellow who had the right ideas for this country. Who will be elected is to god wants elected. For the end to come, there are a couple i would not vote for, one is ron paul, he would stand up for drugs. You talk about hillary being a good person she has lied about so much that there is no way she does not need to be president. [on the mexicans being good people, if they were such good people, why wouldnt they stay there and fight for their own country and make their own country a good country. When you have mr. Bush, i would not vote for him. He said that there were other ways to get the help he sides jesus christ, get to heaven besides jesus christ. Hes is christ is the only way to get guest jesus christ is the only way to get to heaven. The top issues are smaller government. They talk about Mike Huckabee being a Big Government person, that is not so, when he was governor in arkansas, everybody was a democrat. The congress and senate or democrat. They make they nailed his door shut so they could not oh he could not get into his office. When people say he is Big Government, they are lying. It is not so. Just check a record. Host what about ted cruz. Ps talked about his christian views and appealing to the christian voter. Caller i like ted cruz. Mike huckabee he changed his views. He has not changed his views. I hope he can win. I hope he gets information where we can donate to him. Host melissa, brandon, florida good morning. Caller i like ted cruz. I do not like have he does not vote. I feel like him saying things in debate, he gets a whatever he wants, but if he does not vote for anything, he can say whatever he wants. I hope sarah palin announces her president ial run. I think she wou