will cast that same vote in the senate. so, one thing you haven t dealt with, yet you succeeded in winning in web counties, places that otherwise vote republican, or at least in the last four election did, in the election before that did. here s the question. now, there is this weird separation between republicans and democrats, about whether or not the 2020 election was fair, the big lie. how do you deal with that? because, you have constituents who voted for you who may believe in the big lie? yeah, well i think it s important never to excuse the lies that trump is telling, and ever be anything less than clear about what happened in 2020. but, i don t believe that the 2022 campaign is going to be a replay of 2020. i don t think people are going to want to hear about trump and biden won campaigning. i think they are going to want to hear about the future and pennsylvania, and how someone like me plans to address that. again, i have a little bit of a head start here, having worked
well, for the last year, democrats have had the benefit of a unified government. they have control of the white house, the senate, and the house of representatives. but, all of that could change after the midterm elections in november. democrats may lose control of the house. and, it won t take much for them to lose their razor thin majority in the senate to republicans. it s a 50/50 split right now. one state in particular, that will have an impact on the ballots of power in the senate is my home state of pennsylvania. it was critical in 2020, putting joe biden over the hump to win the presidential election. and now, it s expected to be one of the most competitive elections of the year. the polling website 538 listed as one of the seven races that will likely decide control of the senate. pat toomey is retiring this year, after more than a decade in the senate. and now, more than a dozen
6th world is that we are up against a competing party that is really trying to undermine the foundations of our government, under system, and they lie constantly about every issue, you know? they don t just lie about the election. they lie about everything that is important to you and your family too. so, the stakes of actually winning this race in november, where really counts are really, really high for working people, and for everybody else. so, i think the argument that i ve made it so far out on the trail as i can actually win this race. you know, i can win the whole state of pennsylvania, in a year where some of the headlines are going to be against us. i ve done that in congressional races before. and, that s something that neither malcolm nor john fetterman can say. and so, that s been a lot of what the primary campaign is about. and i think by winning, we are going to be able to deliver the votes that helped everyone in our party, especially people who are learning earning l
thanks for being on with us. thanks for having me. the senate race has been called by pollsters, a toss-up, which means you or malcolm kenyatta, or john fetterman, or somebody else have got to prove to members of your estate when one if you get the nomination that you are better positioned than you are republican upon it to win. what s your best argument with the people of pennsylvania? keeping in mind how there is no one people of pennsylvania. their needs are different, depending on who they are, what they earn, where they live. that s right. i feel like my best argument is that i ve done the job of representing pennsylvanians already. and you are exactly right. there is no one lane, there is no one profile, other of politicians or of the people that we want to represent. but, my sense is that president trump s whole outsider anti politician thing, people are done with that. it really blew up on us in terms of, you know, his incompetence and really that illegality of so much of
strengthen and rebuild the background check system, close loopholes so that every gun sale in the country actually requires a background check. so, what i always tell people when i asked them this is, i do believe in the second amendment. and the fact that people have a right to own a firearm. but, nobody has the right to break the law. in a city like philadelphia, where we are today, almost every single murder is committed with an illegal firearm. and, most of them are handguns. so, if we really join together to crack down on that, which is something i used to do for a living as a prosecutor, we can save a lot of lives. last sunday, i had your competitor, state representative malcolm kenyatta on the show. he described to me i ask him the same question. why are you better suited to represent the principle of pennsylvania? there was something interesting in his question, in his answer, that i want you to listen to. and, i want to get your reaction on the other side. you know what?