On the recordSeptember 4, 2008
I don't know that I have seen very many politicians more likable than Barack Obama. He's got remarkable appeal.
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transcripts.cnn.comPaul Begala: “I don't know that I have seen very many politicians more likable than Barack Obama. He's got remarkable appeal.”
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Begala defends Obama's likability while discussing the importance of message in the campaign.
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