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James Carville: “Well, I think the -- the story this morning that you referred to in 'The New York Times,' first of all, there are two…”

On the recordJuly 8, 2008
Well, I think the -- the story this morning that you referred to in 'The New York Times,' first of all, there are two questions that people always ask is, who leaked the story and why? Well, we know who leaked the story. It's people from the Obama campaign leaked it.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville comments on a leaked story from the Obama campaign and questions its strategic value.

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