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On the recordJune 20, 2011
Mr. President, you've got 73 percent of the gay vote when you ran in 2008. Now, that was less than John Kerry got.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala discusses the importance of the gay vote for President Obama and the erosion of support among gay Americans.

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