On the recordOctober 22, 2008
This has been a -- a really terrible campaign, run in a really difficult time. I mean, McCain was dealt a terrible hand by President Bush, and he has played it as badly as he could.
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transcripts.cnn.comPaul Begala: “This has been a -- a really terrible campaign, run in a really difficult time. I mean, McCain was dealt a terrible hand…”
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Begala critiques McCain's campaign strategy and its ties to Bush's presidency.
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