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On the recordAugust 31, 2004
The point of the flip-flop attack is the allegation: you're unprincipled. And that's the attack against Kerry.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Begala explains the nature of the flip-flop attack against John Kerry in the context of political strategy.

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