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James Carville: “He has a lot of slips of the tongue. And he said the kindest things that scare people.”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2012
He has a lot of slips of the tongue. And he said the kindest things that scare people.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville discusses Romney's frequent verbal missteps and their impact on his candidacy.

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