most probably don't remember tom dewey. he was a tough d.a. in the '30s. they didn't want a tough, honest d.a. >> and he ran for president as well? >> yeah, he was governor of new york and ran for prenpuicans ca they hadn't won an election in a very long time. and they offered me the nomination, which wasn't worth very much, but i accepted it and ran a vigorous campaign and pulled a big upset. i w my registration as a democrat, no strings attached. when i was elected as a republican, philadelphia is a one-party town, a lot of corruption in the democratic organization. so i became a republican in order to try to bring back a two-party system. and i've been comfortable as a republican. i agree with the republican philosophy on jobs, on low taxes, on strong national defense. i support the death penalty, for example. but on many items i do not. i led the fight for national institute of health funding. and these earmarks are not bad if the direction is for something which is useful. so my role in the senate was pretty much independent. i opposed. the republican

always putting up the candidate who was the moderate, the tom deweys. the bob doles. we were always putting up the moderate candidates who could appeal to the center. that's how we win. we have to win. and the voices would come to those of you who are conservatives and say compromise on your values because we have to win. how many of you just in the last few years, how many tea partyiers here? [applause] there you go. who said they were tired of electing people who go down to washington, d.c. saying when they campaign in the republican primaries and maybe the election, they are going to be conservatives and go to washington, d.c. and compromise. why? well, so they can win. so they can get something passed. we find out that these victories are indeed hollow victories. and lead us further down the wrong path. so i say to you, you condemn them for doing it. in my opinion, rightly so. so i will challenge each and every one of you and everyone listening. now they are asking you to do the same thing. they are asking you, people of principle to compromise your principles, to