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Up and start running tv ads and he goes on to neutralize all of that spending. specter has 99% name i.d. and the other guy is way down on name i.d. can he blunt this chance? >> if anybody can do it, its arlen specter. and the question is, is he, on some fundamental level, it seems so far hes not. >> i think democrats have been voting for specter for years and the establishment is behind him. your thoughts on this, steve? the establishment of the democratic party, the city organization, governor ...

Is a guy that you dont vote against. ill tell you, if theres one exception this year, i dont think its going to be harry reid or blanche lincoln. i think it could be arlen specter in pennsylvania. >> thats incredible to watch. the youngsters that you are, you are incredible to watch. thank you alex and steve. you know your stuff. when we return, ill tell you what i think about a big problem facing america today, and that is illegal immigration and there is a right way to deal with it. many peo...

Running tv ads, positive ads for himself. the minute he does that, specter goes on to neutralize all that spending. will that work for specter this time? specters got 99% name i.d. the other guy is way down in name i.d. >> you know better than anybody else, if anybody can do it its arlen specter. the question is, is he on some fundamental level unacceptable to the democratic electorate? so far it seems hes not. >> i think democrats have been voting for specter for years, and the establishments b...

Seat? we dont even know who is running against him and this guy has a hard time, right, alex? alex? >> maybe the most, best-known candidate running in the race is an attorney naked mike lee, a former prosecutor, his father was a solicitor-general. but doesnt have much of a political profile on his own. hes hoping to take advantage of what is really a petty unusual nominating process out there. theres a convention thats really activist dominated and if one candidate can get 60% of those activists...

Run as a republican in 2012. if he goes independent, youve got polls that are showing him barely ahead. theres not too much history on this stuff. when you look at it, the big name figures leave a party in the senate face, and with the exception of joe lieberman, youre looking at tom dodd and marshal coleman in virginia, 1994. they start strong and just recede as the campaign goes on and end up dreaming votes from one party. >> finally, lets take a look at pennsylvania. hot primary up there. you...

Continues to lead this thing by double digits. the interesting thing to watch, just a hunch, if rand paul wins this primary, i believe hell win in the fall. the republicans wont lose kentucky in 2010. i have a hunch hell run for president in 2012. his father will be 77 years old. the times has never been better for the ron paul message in the republican primary. ron paul is winning the straw polls, they need a ron paul candidate out there. >> its a berry gold water message too. its a get the gov...

Been under attack for being a washington insider. can he fight off attacks from his right and hold on to his seat? we dont even know who is running against him and this guy has a hard time, right, alex? alex? >> maybe the most, best-known candidate running in the race is an attorney naked mike lee, a former prosecutor, his father was a solicitor-general. but doesnt have much of a political profile on his own. hes hoping to take advantage of what is really a petty unusual nominating process out t...

When bill nelsons seat is up? youve got polls showing him -- some polls show him barely ahead. but there isnt too much history on this stuff, but when you look at it, historically when the big-name figures leave a party in a big race and run independent, youre looking at tom dodd, marshall coleman in 1994, they start strong and end up draining votes from one party. i almost wonder if that will happen with crist. >> i dont think hes going to make it as a third party. finally, pennsylvania, hot pr...

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