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Paul Begala: “Joe Biden's strategy was to hammer McCain, link him to the status quo and Bush. He succeeded.”

On the recordOctober 1, 2008
Joe Biden's strategy was to hammer McCain, link him to the status quo and Bush. He succeeded.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Begala summarizes Biden's successful strategy of associating McCain with Bush's policies.

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