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On the recordJuly 13, 2015
I think Mr. Lord is right. It is not my party and I'm often wrong and Ana knows her party better than I do. But I do think that there is this populist elitist divide in the Republican Party and I think it is real. And it focuses especially, not on tone, it focuses especially on immigration.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Paul Begala acknowledges the divide within the Republican Party regarding populism and elitism, particularly on immigration.

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