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James Carville: “It's going to be a close election, but what he needs is some economic movement in the right direction and it looks like…”

On the recordJanuary 5, 2012
It's going to be a close election, but what he needs is some economic movement in the right direction and it looks like as of now he's got that.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville comments on President Obama's need for economic progress as the election approaches.

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