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Ari Fleischer: “At the end of the day, it's the job of both the president to split from the liberal base of his party and it's the job…”

On the recordNovember 7, 2012
At the end of the day, it's the job of both the president to split from the liberal base of his party and it's the job of the Republicans to split in some ways from the most vociferous base of the conservative party.
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Ari Fleischer
Republican · New York

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Fleischer discusses the need for both parties to distance themselves from their extreme bases to achieve progress.

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