James Carville said "You want to be careful (UNINTELLIGIBLE) have bad reaction shots. You know the principle in a debate, it's better to counterpunch than it is to punch." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 26, 2004

You want to be careful (UNINTELLIGIBLE) have bad reaction shots. You know the principle in a debate, it's better to counterpunch than it is to punch.

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Advising on debate tactics.

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