They can't afford any people to jump ship on any piece of legislation, so it changes the tone in the state Senate. A pretty easy victory for you tonight. Were you surprised by that? No. I knew I was up by 17 points about a month ago and I didn't see my opponent gaining any traction. But you always worry. That's why I'm still in office. You always worry until the results came in. And it came in better than I thought. So quickly we don't have much time. (01:01–01:08)
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Asserts that Robert Wirch had a significant lead in the polls a month before the election.
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