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James Carville: “I think Romney did do better. I think objectively, he improved his position after the first debate. I don't think he…”

On the recordOctober 25, 2012
I think Romney did do better. I think objectively, he improved his position after the first debate. I don't think he improved it any in the last ten days or so, but he improved his position then. I don't see any momentum at all and I see 1,000 polls. It still is a pretty tight race.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

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James Carville discusses the perceived momentum of Mitt Romney after the first debate.

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