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James Carville: “The problem is what you've been put through and how you've damaged the brand to get there because you can't put away two…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2012
The problem is what you've been put through and how you've damaged the brand to get there because you can't put away two of the sorriest presidential campaigns in the history of American politics.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville criticizes Romney for struggling to defeat weak candidates in the primary.

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