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James Carville: “It would have been a wonderful thing to have democracy at work and -- and allow this to happen, Congressman. And the…”

On the recordMarch 26, 2008
It would have been a wonderful thing to have democracy at work and -- and allow this to happen, Congressman. And the fact is, is that the agents and lobbyists for the Obama campaign stopped it.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

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James Carville discusses the impact of the Obama campaign's actions on the Democratic primary process.

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