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James Carville: “Elections have consequences and one of the consequences of this election if you're a rich person, you did very well. I…”

On the recordDecember 12, 2010
Elections have consequences and one of the consequences of this election if you're a rich person, you did very well. I think they should make the argument that the Republicans are doubling down on failure.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

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Carville discusses the implications of the recent election on tax policy and the performance of the Republicans.

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