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On the recordOctober 1, 2012
It's the economy, stupid. You're running against a president with 8 percent unemployment and 1.3 percent GDP growth. I can't imagine why you would talk about anything else, especially race, which this president I think has done a wonderful job of leading us on.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Paul Begala comments on the focus of political discourse, emphasizing the importance of economic issues over race.

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