Arlen Specter Lied on CNN Today!

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Sunday March 21, 2004 · 8:01 PM PST

2004/03/21 · 20:01

Specter Says Bush Administration "Never Made Any Claim" of a Connection Between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda

On CNN's Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer on Sunday, Sen. Arlen Specter told America that the Bush Administration NEVER CLAIMED a connection between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda.

Specter Claim:

"The Bush administration never made any claim that there was a connection between Saddam and al Qaeda." - Senator Arlen Specter, 3/21/04

Bush Administration Claims:

"You can't distinguish between al Qaeda and Saddam." - President Bush, 9/25/02

"There's no question that Saddam Hussein had al Qaeda ties." - President Bush, 9/17/03

"There's overwhelming evidence there was a connection between al Qaeda and the Iraqi government. I am very confident that there was an established relationship there." - Vice President Cheney, 1/22/04

"There was a relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda." - Vice President Cheney, 9/14/03

"Iraq and al Qaeda have discussed safe haven opportunities in Iraq, reciprocal nonaggression discussions." - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, 9/26/02

"There clearly are contacts between al Qaeda and Iraq that can be documented." - National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, 9/25/02

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Specter Re-elect # Falls to 36% - very vulnerable

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Thursday March 18, 2004 · 4:01 PM PST

2004/03/18 · 16:01

There is a new Quinnipiac poll out today that shows just how vulnerable Arlen Specter is this year. Here's an excerpt:

"Only 36 percent of Pennsylvania voters want to see Specter reelected this year, while 44 percent want a new senator, compared to 40 - 44 percent for reelecting Specter in the February 18 poll."

Joe Hoeffel does not have a primary opponent and has not spent any money on TV. Meanwhile, Arlen Specter, a 23-year incumbent, has spent millions of dollars on TV in the last few months only to see his numbers drop. This poll shows Hoeffel within 16 points of Specter, even though Joe currently has low name-recognition numbers.

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This seat is winnable and looking more so with every new poll, let's make sure we pick it up.

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