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On the recordJune 14, 2006
If any indication of Karl Rove's leadership is what we've experienced in the last few weeks, if we're going back to the old play book of flag burning amendments and amendments to the constitution to ban same-sex marriage, it's an old play book.
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Gavin Newsom
Democratic · California

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Newsom critiques the Republican Party's strategy under Karl Rove.

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