• Matter of fact, the way we got a path, a great friend, Arlen Specter, I convinced him to switch parties. Not a joke. Not a joke. He was the deciding vote.

    Joe Biden: Matter of fact, the way we got a path, a great friend, Arlen Specter, I convinced him to switch parties. Not a joke. Not a joke. He was the deciding vote.
    "Full video and transcript: Rachel Maddow interviews Vice President Joe Biden". Interview with Rachel Maddow, www.msnbc.com. February 18, 2016.