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Paul Begala: “Let me be just being honest. The Republican didn't nominate Mitt Romney because of his foreign policy expertise. If they…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2012
Let me be just being honest. The Republican didn't nominate Mitt Romney because of his foreign policy expertise. If they wanted a foreign policy expert, they could have nominated Jon Huntsman or gone back to John McCain.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Paul Begala discusses the Republican nomination of Mitt Romney and critiques his foreign policy expertise.

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