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James Carville: “It's Iraq. And -- and it's clearly the -- driving people's attitudes toward -- toward the country. It's clearly driving…”

On the recordOctober 24, 2006
It's Iraq. And -- and it's clearly the -- driving people's attitudes toward -- toward the country. It's clearly driving the wrong-track number in the country. And -- and people are clearly frustrated about it.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville emphasizes that Iraq is the primary issue affecting public sentiment and attitudes toward the country.

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