I had a different standard when I was a political consultant. I would always watch the percentage of Americans in the polls who say we're going in the right direction. That's as low as 33, Anderson.
Paul Begala discussed the importance of public sentiment on the direction of the country for President Bush's re-election.
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He started in the gutter. He's now in the sewer. I don't know what's below that.
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