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Reince Priebus: My mom used to say it's not what you say, it's how you say it. I think it's a lot of that. We need to go back to…

On the recordMarch 17, 2013
My mom used to say it's not what you say, it's how you say it. I think it's a lot of that. We need to go back to Reagan's words when he used to say my 80 percent friend is not my 20 percent enemy. We need to be in the community and we need to accept, I think, different voices within our party.
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Reince Priebus discusses the need for the Republican Party to change its messaging and embrace diverse opinions within the party.

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