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>> in washington, steve centanni, fox news. >> bret: harry reid today -- [ inaudible ] fundraiser in new york. gillibrand. highest ranking member of congress in the poll. >> one of the tea partys highest profile candidates is of course delawares christine odonnell. tonight, a look at her democratic opponent. chief political correspondent carl cameron sheds some light on chris coons. >> there are more of us than there are of them.

>> reporter: while republican christine odonnell has become nationally known, few heard anything about her democratic opponent for the delaware senate seat once held by joe biden. 47-year-old chris coons is the county executive of newcastle county, the most populous area. he bounced the budget but did so by laying off workers and raising taxes. first 5, then 17-1/2 and 25% for the three years. that makes it politically very vulnerable. he has a strong liberal voting record. backed most of the ob...