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Paul Begala: “I think he should be respected on that. I -- I do think he's empirically wrong when he says there's no groundswell of…”

On the recordNovember 28, 2010
I think he should be respected on that. I -- I do think he's empirically wrong when he says there's no groundswell of support among the troops. Public opinion has changed on this issue in support of equality. And military opinion has changed.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Begala counters Graham's assertion, stating that there is indeed support among military personnel for the repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell.'

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