James Carville said "Well, the idea is to win an election. I think that that they could pay down the debt or whatever, but you want to win the election." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 26, 2008

Well, the idea is to win an election. I think that that they could pay down the debt or whatever, but you want to win the election.

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Carville highlights the importance of winning the election over other considerations like paying down campaign debt.

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