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James Carville: “It does muddy the water a little bit. To some extent I think it's pretty good news for the Obama campaign.”

On the recordJune 3, 2012
It does muddy the water a little bit. To some extent I think it's pretty good news for the Obama campaign.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville suggests that the contradictions in Romney's statements could benefit the Obama campaign.

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