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Quote, the federal government. it isn't 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 don't actually want their representatives to deal across the aisle? what was cited most were two things in which you did work with democrats. >> yeah i was tacked because i...

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, that's 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 something going on in the country as a whole that affected the people who are elected as delegates at...

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 other state like that. according to the polls if, i got to the primary and got before the voters i ...

What is going to happen in that race? >> i won't 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 doesn't 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 thrown out as well in november? there is a chance he might be if he wins the primary. >> when can w...

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 don't 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, that's the national attitude. i have fought the bickering and the partisanship in washington. i have been one guy who has been willing to cross party lines. look here. in...