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Ari Fleischer

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Ari Fleischer is a Republican political consultant and former White House Press Secretary under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003. He played a significant role in communicating the administration's policies and responses during pivotal events, including the September 11 attacks and the subsequent War on Terror. Fleischer is known for his defense of the administration's stance on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, a key justification for the invasion in 2003. After leaving the White House, he has worked as a media consultant and commentator, providing insights on political communication and strategy.

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Feb 13, 2012

Mitt Romney is decaying conservatives and that's the core of his problem.

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Feb 13, 2012

Hopefully, it's policy oriented, that's where it needs to be, not personal.

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Feb 13, 2012

If I were Mitt Romney's people, I would treat this as a one-on-one race against Rick Santorum.

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Feb 13, 2012

Mitt Romney is decaying conservatives, and that's the core of his problem.

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Feb 13, 2012

I do think he's got to set his sights on Santorum. Newt is fading.

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Feb 13, 2012

There's an electability issue here. Mitt Romney continues to do much better among independents.

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Feb 8, 2012

He's against all this Wall Street wealth if the people on Wall Street keep it for themselves. He sure is in favor of it if they would just share a little bit with him.

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Feb 8, 2012

There's no question and it's hard to know where to begin with the double talk. Look, he said he wouldn't take money from lobbyists and now, of course, he set up a 'Super PAC,' which lobbyists can contribute to. He is against all these Wall…

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Feb 8, 2012

It is important, because if Rick Santorum gets a hero's welcome and Mitt Romney gets a cool reception, it's going to send another signal to Arizona and Michigan, the next two states that vote.

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Feb 8, 2012

He needs to say that he is for the big reforms in this race -- entitlement and spending -- and put his mark down that he'll be a reformist president on economics.

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Feb 8, 2012

It is important because if Rick Santorum gets a hero's welcome and Mitt Romney gets a cool reception, it going to send another signal to Arizona and Michigan, the next two states that vote.

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Feb 7, 2012

Barack Obama keeps -- again, words are wind. Making promises, saying things, and his actions go 180 degrees against that.

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Feb 7, 2012

This is part of a pattern of behavior with Barack Obama that goes back to 2008. If you recall back then he said he would accept public financing for the campaign just as John McCain did and as soon as he figured out he could actually raise…

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Feb 7, 2012

It's a regular pattern with Barack Obama. And here's what gets even worse when you look at the president and what he -- the standard that he sets for himself. He said in 2007 about John Edwards' super PAC, you can't just talk the talk…

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Feb 7, 2012

This is also why there's such a sense of frustration in dealing with Barack Obama on the most important issues of the day. How to reform debt and spending and reduce the debt.

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Feb 7, 2012

Barack Obama has a similar flip-flop problem. It's not only on those issues when he was a senator he said that we shouldn't raise the debt limit and then of course he voted against it. And then when he became president he said we have to…

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Feb 6, 2012

But remember, Mitt Romney did do very well among all conservatives and even with evangelical voters in Florida and Nevada.

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Feb 6, 2012

This is a 50/50 race. Holy cow. I'm showing up. This could be close.

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Feb 6, 2012

They said it was going to be a close second for Santorum. Keep your eye on it.

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Feb 6, 2012

Even though no delegates awarded tonight, money will come in for Santorum tomorrow.

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Feb 6, 2012

What Santorum is saying is he's basically a snob. And he's not listening to you because he thinks he's smarter than you.

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