On the recordDecember 9, 2008
I think this whole episode for Jesse Jackson Jr. means he probably -- he cannot be appointed by a sitting Governor in Illinois. He could win the seat in an open election.
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transcripts.cnn.comI think this whole episode for Jesse Jackson Jr. means he probably -- he cannot be appointed by a sitting Governor in Illinois. He could win the seat in an open election.
David Gergen discusses the implications of the scandal for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s potential Senate appointment.
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What we need is a commission. Kevin McCarthy ought to get on board and support it.
I think the signs are just as Margaret says. They are saying that he is increasingly interested. Strikingly, Anderson, his interest seems to intensify when he sees Biden in trouble.
If he had a receptive audience, and I will tell you, when everything -- when all the facts were to come out, it would be like Nixon and the tapes.