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Supreme court. i think by pressing her on solicitor general got more answers. she says that she believes the supreme court nominees don't answer enough questions. well, those confirmation hearings are to find out, to tell the senators and the american people where they stand as a matter of philosophy and ideology. i think i'm making some progress on that, candy, by being a little tough about it. >> senator specter, thank you so much for joining us. you have got a busy couple of days ahead. we will see you tuesday in pennsylvania. >> great pleasure. thank you, candy. >> thank you. when we com...

Decision on warrantless wire tapping from the supreme court so i think my pressing her on solicitor general got more answers. she says that she believes the supreme court nominees don't answer enough questions. well, those confirmation hearings are to find out, to tell the senators and the american people where they stand as a matter of philosophy and ideology. and i think i'm making some progress on that, candy, by being a little tough about it. >> senator specter, thank you so much for joining us. you've got a busy couple of days ahead. we will see you tuesday in pennsylvania. >> great pleas...

That's why we have elections. that's why we have primaries. blanche lincoln is in the fight of her life against bill halter, who has been endorsed by organized labor. but he hasn't really, i think, been as effective as joe sestak as making the case against the incumbent. i do think it's going to be a tight race. if i had to predict if you're asking me, i think blanche lincoln pulls this out. i wouldn't necessarily say the same thing about arlen specter. >> i agree with john but whoever wins the primary will have a very tough race in november. >> it's interesting, though, all of the talk today ...

Pennsylvania. >> you are not really a washington outsider. you are a two-term congressman. obviously, senator specter has been around for five tefrms, a good deal longer. are you saying that you believe this is an anti-incumbent year regardless of whether you are a democrat or a republican? >> again, i really do think that massachusetts said it very clearly for everyone. they voted for change, not just in policy but politics. they are tired. people are tired of the old retread, tired politics of old where we watched on that health care bill. my establishment says to political calculation, we m...

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...