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Paul Begala: “I think we have seen this coming all year. ... I think that there's pretty good evidence now that the Republicans seem…”

On the recordDecember 19, 2011
I think we have seen this coming all year. ... I think that there's pretty good evidence now that the Republicans seem to be willing to tank the economy in order to hurt the president politically.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Paul Begala argues that Republicans are willing to harm the economy to politically damage President Obama, citing a pattern of behavior over the year.

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