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Paul Begala: “That was part of the Bush campaign doing its job. They didn't want to come to you or to me or to the what they call the…”

On the recordNovember 2, 2004
That was part of the Bush campaign doing its job. They didn't want to come to you or to me or to the what they call the dominant media and talk about things like gay rights or stopping advancement of gay rights or abortion or things like that.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Begala explains how the Bush campaign strategically avoided discussing certain social issues in the media.

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