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James Carville: “If they can figure out a way to take pictures and get him to shut up, he'd have a successful trip.”

On the recordJuly 30, 2012
If they can figure out a way to take pictures and get him to shut up, he'd have a successful trip.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville suggests that Romney's verbal missteps overshadowed the positive visuals from his trip.

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