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There is a ledgend thats built up around don young in alaska. this is the biggest jam hes been in in quite some time. hes a polarizing figure in alaska. his unfavorable rating that poll sits at 44%. gal vin, t galvin, running against him, shes not as well defined. keep in mind, in alaska, its not just an at-large house race. theyve had a wild situation in the governors race where the independent governor backed out of the race. mark baggich running for governor on the democratic side. youve got ...

Administration to, you know, have the best of both worlds, to put off a real dilemma. on the one hand, this is a based election. the base in the democratic party cares about this issue. in red states and particularly in louisiana and alaska, which are energy producing states, this is a big issue. so by putting it off six and a half, seven months, the administration is probably concluded -- to answer your question, it is smart politics. >> it is also not an unmitigated disaster for mary landrieu,...

Unconstitutionally under a law that appears to be rammed through by the canadian company by the keystone pipeline, transcanada, and which granted that company the ability to use evident domain to claim land for the project. that seems crazy to me. an appropriate reason to hit pause. gentlemen, what do you think? ill start with you. robert, is this purely political? >> im not going to judge the white houses motivations. though, i do think its going to provide an interesting opportunity for democr...

It basically allows the administration to, you know, have the best of both worlds, to put off a real dilemma. on the one hand, this is a based election. the base in the democratic party cares about this issue. in red states and particularly in louisiana and alaska, which are energy producing states, this is a big issue. so by putting it off six and a half, seven months, the administration is probably concluded -- to answer your question, it is smart politics. >> it is also not an unmitigated dis...

Administration to, you know, have the best of both worlds, to put off a real dilemma. on the one hand, this is a based election. the base in the democratic party cares about this issue. in red states and particularly in louisiana and alaska, which are energy producing states, this is a big issue. so by putting it off six and a half, seven months, the administration is probably concluded -- to answer your question, it is smart politics. >> it is also not an unmitigated disaster for mary landrieu,...

The senate plan includes nearly a trillion dollars in new taxes over the next decade. and $100 billion in stimulus spending. and would do little to cut spending or the deficit. four democrats mark pryor of arkansas, kay haigen of north carolina, mark baggich of alaska and max bachus of montana all up for reelection in november joined senate republicans who voted against it. even though the margin was close senate leaders were praising colleagues for a job well done. >> i know everyone is exhaust...