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James Carville: “Well, of course it is. I mean, look, there's going to be a lot more. It's -- it's -- it's -- this is what happens. You…”

On the recordNovember 7, 2010
Well, of course it is. I mean, look, there's going to be a lot more. It's -- it's -- it's -- this is what happens. You have an election, and everybody is going to come in as an outsider and they are going to change Washington, and they don't even get to the other side of the Potomac before they change.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

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James Carville comments on Rand Paul's apparent flip-flop regarding earmarks after being elected.

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