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On the recordNovember 29, 2012
The president has this crazy notion that he ran around the country, he got 51 percent of the vote and carried the majority of states and the vast majority of electoral votes on this agenda.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala comments on the president's belief that he has a mandate based on the recent election results.

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