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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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May 1, 2013

I think you just have to look at her and say, 'Do I believe her? Or is she acting or not?' And I believe her.

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Jan 19, 2013

Nobody needs to forget that Iran is going to be a major issue in President Obama's life and he is going to have to wrestle with in a serious way.

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Jan 19, 2013

As the fundamental issue as he going to actually tried to strike deals with the Republicans for big picture of governance and get things done or does he decide that the only way to get things done is to defeat the Republicans in the…

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Dec 9, 2012

The president used to say we need a balanced plan that includes taxes and spending. And now they're saying we can't talk about spending until we have taxes.

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Dec 9, 2012

I think the reason this is so strongly felt by Republicans is the belief that if you raise taxes, the government is going to spend the money anyway or the government is going to waste the money.

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Nov 7, 2012

I like the economic conservatism of the Tea Party. They are the ones reminding America that we are going broke.

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Nov 7, 2012

At the end of the day it's the job of the president to split from the liberal base of his party and it's the job of the Republicans to split, in some way, from the most vociferous base of the conservative party -- conservative movement if…

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Nov 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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Nov 7, 2012

The Tea Party is really the ones who have woken us up to it and made us think this is the nation's number one problem and it must be tackled.

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Nov 7, 2012

Well, look, John Boehner also today put the idea of taxes on the table. And he has caught the flack for that.

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Nov 7, 2012

The Tea Party does make it more difficult for the speaker. On the other hand, the Tea Party are the ones who woke the Republican Party up to the fact that we're a nation going broke and we really do have to take it on.

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Nov 6, 2012

The future of the party is through economic growth and economic ideas. Our number one problem remains, debt, and that still is something that Republicans have got to lead the way in solving.

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Nov 6, 2012

If you want people to vote for you, you have to be more comfortable talking to people.

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Nov 6, 2012

The cultural divides are turning the Republican Party, and this is the red state/blue state issue, into essentially an older party, that is a more churchgoing party of married families and children.

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Nov 4, 2012

The president deserves a mulligan on this one. It's the last day...

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Nov 4, 2012

The Democrats have gained in the last several years among minorities and their turnout is up.

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Nov 4, 2012

Yes, and the best way to know who's going to win is the enthusiasm. There's no question that's what we have to measure on Tuesday night. It's down for the president. The question is how much.

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Nov 4, 2012

This is what it comes down to. And this is why it is so real that there's a path to 270 for Mitt Romney. It's because of that decline in enthusiasm compared to four years ago.

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Oct 24, 2012

The movement is definitely toward Mitt Romney. I think the previous Colorado poll, Mitt Romney was down by five and in this poll, it's got him dead even.

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Oct 24, 2012

In the last three polls in Ohio, all three of which came out yesterday, the president was at 49, 48 and 47. Any time an incumbent is below 50, it's a sign of trouble.

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Oct 24, 2012

I think that's the best way to figure these things out. In the last three polls in Ohio, all three of which came out yesterday, the president was at 49, 48 and 47.

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