Sen. Bob Casey! National Journal On Air. Transcript.

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Q: Just a couple more questions, Senator, along those lines. Governor Rendell said to ABC News yesterday something along the lines of, well, look, voters know everything about Hillary Clinton -- there is only about 10 percent of things that they might not know. With Barack Obama, he said, there is probably 50 percent of the things about him you don't know yet, suggesting that that is a problem, that he's unknown -- that there could be something out there about him. How do you react to that argument?
Casey: Again, I think it's a ridiculous argument. Barack Obama has been running for president for more than a year now. Every news organization, every journalist who covers politics, has been examining him, questioning him. You know all the horrific things that have been on the Internet about him. He has been vetted and he'll be vetted even more, as every presidential candidate should be. But the idea that we're supposed to just say that, (a) he can't win, and (b) there's something we don't know -- it's ridiculous.
I think it's better if we focus on why he should be president or why Senator Clinton should be president, if her supporters want to do that. Because I really think the question is not just -- I think in this process we're picking a president, not just a nominee. With two strong candidates who could both be very effective presidents, who should we support in terms of being able to unite the country and unite the world? When most politicians get hot and angry and lash out, he's been very measured, and I think his leadership skills will help him as a world leader, but also will help him as a domestic president.


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