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James Carville: “Understand, Bain was central to his case. It is what he talked about. It was the central part of his stump speech. And…”

On the recordMay 21, 2012
Understand, Bain was central to his case. It is what he talked about. It was the central part of his stump speech. And he says he creates a net 100,000 jobs.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville emphasizes that Mitt Romney's experience at Bain Capital is central to his candidacy and his claims about job creation.

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