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Quote, the federal government. it isnt just congress they are mad at. it is the federal government. the federal government is seen as this overpowering enhit, out of control. the only way to fight against it is to remove everybody. get rid of them all. that was the driving force behind the delegates. >> and if you take that and just apply your loss across the country, would we be wrong to take away from it that republicans dont actually want their representatives to deal across the aisle? what w...

Make news. i could have won the primary. i could have won the primary but i very clearly did not come close in the convention. there are studies being made as to how different the convention delegates are from the primary voters as a whole. right now, thats completely academic to me, because i am where i am. so the fact that i lost in convention in utah does not necessarily mean that what happened in utah can be extrapolated across the country as a whole. having said that, obviously, there is so...

Audience. a three-term senator. you are a bonn afied conservative but a pragmatist, being seen as being able to work across the lanes. what do you think happened here? is there something that has broader application? >> they are two separate questions. i will answer the one about utah first. we should be very careful not to take the utah result and try to extrapolate it across the country. we have a convention and a primary. to get to the primary u have to get through the convention. there is no...

What is going to happen in that race? >> i wont try to call that. i am very fond of arlen as a friend. got to know him, work with him on a number of things, like him as an individual. he has gotten himself into real trouble partly because of the atmosphere, partly because of the way he handled things. it doesnt look to me like he has a slam-dunk in any way. i would not be surprised if he were defeated. but, then, the question comes, is sestak seen as part of the federal government? would he be t...

Republican past. so you had on the one hand republicans who are angry with you. obviously, they are not voting in the primary. they are angry with you for switching. then, you have democrats who dont quite trust you. layered over that, is there an element of incumbency here that works against you having been in the senate for so long. do you think that that is also in play as it is across much of the country? >> well, candy, thats the national attitude. i have fought the bickering and the partis...

Candy, which arlen specter has never spoken about, even when he switched parties. it is about their jobs. because of politics, actually, let them lose. i have put out there time and again the pennsylvania working family plan. not one did arlen specter say what was wrong with it after having driven this economy aground with george bush. we are going to fight on the issues that will help always letting principle triumph over politics. the people that lost 100,000 jobs around here in philadelphia n...

Blanche lincoln has a democratic primary against lieutenant governor, bill halter, who has be been endorsed by organized labor. he hasnt been as effective as joe sestak as making the case. i think it will be a tight race. if i had to predict, i think blanche lincoln pulls this one out. i wouldnt say the same thing about arlen specter. >> i agree with john but i think whoever wins that democratic primary will have a tough race in december. >> all the talk today is about is it anti-incumbents or a...

Partys nomination. democratic congressman arks 27-year-old capital veteran was thrown overboard by west virginia in his primary. 2010 may be the year of incumbents living dangerously. today, two democrats battling for pennsylvanias u.s. senate seat. arlen specter, a 30-year senate veteran and his challenger joe sestak. then, republican senator, robert bennett, the first high-profile casualty of voters anger at all things washington. we will preview with john mek curio and julie mason. i am can...

Debt. notice, against pat tumi, arlen spe specter looses by 15 points i many tied with pat tumi. people know from the military and my three years in congress, i do believe in the right investment. in an account believe way. republicans, i believe before george bush used to have a sense of accountability. arlen specter with george bush throughout that fiscal conservatism that i believe in. >> there is an editorial entitled "the democrats civil war." if you lose this primary, will you support sena...