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On the recordNovember 18, 2010
I think that the Democrats paid a price because it looked like we were too lackadaisical about what happened during these bailouts.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville reflects on the political consequences for Democrats regarding their response to bank bailouts.

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