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James Carville: “You know, I've been around politics long enough to know that political fortunes have a way of not being static. And I…”

On the recordJuly 10, 2008
You know, I've been around politics long enough to know that political fortunes have a way of not being static. And I think both of them are very talented people. And if I had to make any kind of wager, my guess is that they'll continue to have enormous political influence. And it will probably be more, not less, as the years go by.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

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Carville discusses the potential ongoing political influence of the Clintons.

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