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There is a ledgend that's built up around don young in alaska. this is the biggest jam he's been in in quite some time. he's a polarizing figure in alaska. his unfavorable rating that poll sits at 44%. gal vin, t galvin, running against him, she's not as well defined. keep in mind, in alaska, it's not just an at-large house race. they've had a wild situation in the governor's race where the independent governor backed out of the race. mark baggich running for governor on the democratic side. you've got a close race for governor there. alaska is one of those states, it is deep red, it is a very...

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, who is being criticized for being too close to president obama, to be able to blister him and say h...

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? i'll start with you. robert, is this purely political? >> i'm not going to judge the white house's motivations. though, i do think it's going to provide an interesting opportunity for democrats like mary landrieu, mark baggich in alaska, and it's a difficult campaign year, and that's n...

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 disaster for mary landrieu, who is being criticized for being too close to president obama, to be able ...

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, who is being criticized for being too close to president obama, to be able to blister him and say h...