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Paul Begala: “I think he's empirically wrong when he says there's no groundswell of support among the troops. We will see what this…”

On the recordNovember 28, 2010
I think he's empirically wrong when he says there's no groundswell of support among the troops. We will see what this study says. But there plainly is. Public opinion has changed on this issue in support of equality. And military opinion has changed.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Paul Begala counters Senator Graham's assertion, stating that there is indeed support among military personnel for changing the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy.

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