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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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Apr 9, 2012

He hasn't done anything to get over that in the course of his presidency. With unemployment so high, he's actually made it worse.

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Apr 9, 2012

You know, from the very beginning Mitt Romney has had a conservative problem. Here at the end of the Republican primary continues to have a conservative problem yet he won, he won a Republican primary.

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Apr 9, 2012

I think we're heading for an election where both candidates, President Obama and Mitt Romney, have a lot of problems with a lot of sectors of the electorate. They are both weak.

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Apr 9, 2012

The Obama a presidency for three years has taken its toll on President Obama's rating with the American people, with independents.

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Apr 9, 2012

From the very beginning Mitt Romney has had a conservative problem. Here at the end of the Republican primary he continues to have a conservative problem, yet he won -- he won a Republican primary.

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Apr 9, 2012

They are both weak. Mitt Romney is emerging from this primary, weaker than a lot of Republicans would have liked him to be. But so, too, is president Obama.

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Apr 3, 2012

You know you can disagree and still love this country and not be a radical. That's what is so divisive about the language that President Obama and his pollster are now using.

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Apr 3, 2012

You can disagree and still love this country and not be a radical. That is what is so divisive about the language that President Obama and his pollster are now using.

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Mar 26, 2012

I think this one of the worst displays I have ever seen of a president on foreign soil or domestic. What He's essentially saying is give me space because I have to act one way before the election and then after the election I have the…

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Mar 19, 2012

I think whatever shortcomings conservatives feel about Romney, and they feel many, they are going to unite so strongly against Barack Obama.

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Mar 19, 2012

I think it is personal. It's always a factor when somebody has the gumption to get up and run for office. But I don't know if it's personal that they're opposed to Romney as much as it is they believe so much in themselves and they…

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Mar 19, 2012

If Rick Santorum can't address that, his day will come and it's not here yet. But he's going to have to face that too.

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Mar 19, 2012

I think they're starting to coalesce. We have actually seen that pattern on a kind of skipping status throughout the primary race.

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Mar 5, 2012

Mitt Romney's fundamental problem is like it was at the beginning. He still has a problem with the base.

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Mar 1, 2012

What Rush said was reprehensible. He shouldn't have said it. It's insulting.

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Mar 1, 2012

Why won't you say Barack Obama should call on Arianna Huffington to apologize?

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Mar 1, 2012

What Rush said was reprehensible. It's insulting. He didn't need to say it, he shouldn't have said it. He should apologize for it.

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Feb 21, 2012

If Mitt Romney does win Arizona and Michigan, it sort of resets the table.

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Feb 19, 2012

I think he used inappropriate words. I think he was trying to make the case about the president's ideology.

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Feb 19, 2012

I think for the first time today in this race, that Rick Santorum has a very decent chance of beating Mitt Romney for the nomination.

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Feb 14, 2012

There are some vulnerabilities with Rick Santorum. I think that's what Mitt Romney is going to seek to expose them.

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Feb 14, 2012

Oh, yes. And if you do the advertising properly, advertising done well picks up on what people actually, on their own, are inclined to believe about a candidate, for better -- for better or for worse. And there are some vulnerabilities…

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