Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/delegate-rich-pa-suburbs-prove-to-be-major-battlegrounds Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Two Philadelphia congressmen explain how the delegate-rich Philadelphia suburbs may play a crucial role in determining the outcome of Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary, where polls show support is closely split between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. GWEN IFILL: Continuing our trip east across the Keystone State, we come to Philadelphia and its populous suburbs. That's where I spent the weekend.Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton journeyed into the heart of the state's most competitive region this weekend.SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D), Illinois: Now it is our turn, Pennsylvania. Now it is our turn. Now, there is a — I've said this before throughout this campaign. This is a defining moment in our history. All of you are here because you can feel it.SEN. HILLARY CLINTON (D), New York: Now, I'm really happy that Pennsylvania's going to get to vote. Some people didn't want your vote to count for very much, but I said, "Wait a minute. I don't see how any Democrat gets to Pennsylvania Avenue without going through Pennsylvania, so let's go compete in Pennsylvania." GWEN IFILL: These Philadelphia suburbs, a collection of picturesque towns and bedroom communities, could well decide the outcome of Tuesday's primary. To get to the bottom of the tug-of-war playing out here, we visited with two of the areas freshman members of Congress, Patrick Murphy, an Iraq war veteran…REP. PATRICK MURPHY (D), Pennsylvania: And I know you're about to go and knock on some doors and ready to kick some butt about there, so thanks for doing what you're doing. GWEN IFILL: … and Joe Sestak, a retired admiral.REP. JOE SESTAK (D), Pennsylvania: And so my take on it is, at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, from where I am in the Congress now, I really need someone who understands this country, understands us, and can get it going the very first day. GWEN IFILL: Both beat Republicans in close races here in 2006. Now Sestak is with Clinton… REP. JOE SESTAK: May I therefore introduce to you the next commander-in-chief of the United States military, Senator Clinton. GWEN IFILL: … and Murphy's with Obama. REP. PATRICK MURPHY: Let's get out there. Let's get out there and let people know why we're supporting Barack Obama, let people know why we're going to win this Tuesday, and let people know that change is in the air.