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James Carville: “Act, act like you know what you're doing. So it's going to come down with policies in place. And if it comes down…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2022
Act, act like you know what you're doing. So it's going to come down with policies in place. And if it comes down, you'll have a pretty good year, if it's still seven and a half percent, you're going to lose no matter what.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville advises Democrats to project confidence and implement effective policies to address inflation ahead of the midterms.

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