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Paul Begala: “Obama clearly had a strategy: link McCain to Bush and make him the status quo.”

On the recordOctober 6, 2008
Obama clearly had a strategy: link McCain to Bush and make him the status quo.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Begala analyzed Obama's debate strategy of associating McCain with Bush.

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