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On the recordNovember 6, 2019
The path to the Democratic nomination lies through African Americans, especially black women, and I went back today and looked. Since 1968, since they started having primaries in my party, the winner of the black vote has always been the nominee.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Paul Begala discusses the importance of appealing to African American voters in the Democratic nomination process.

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