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On the recordSeptember 3, 2024
No way, not when 75 percent of the American people want change. You know, 75 percent think we're moving in the wrong direction.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala argues that Trump's debate tactics will not work against Harris because the majority of Americans desire change.

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