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Paul Begala: “If he runs a convention like John Kerry did, where we speak no ill about the party opposite, he'll lose just like John…”

On the recordAugust 20, 2008
If he runs a convention like John Kerry did, where we speak no ill about the party opposite, he'll lose just like John Kerry did.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala warns that Obama must be aggressive in his convention speech to have a chance of winning.

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