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Paul Begala

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Paul Begala is a prominent American political consultant, strategist, and television personality, best known for his role as a senior advisor to President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been influential in shaping political discourse and strategy in the United States. Begala has also made a name for himself as a commentator on various news networks, where he provides insights on political issues and campaigns.

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Oct 1, 2008

I think thoughtful and intelligent might just be in this year.

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Oct 1, 2008

I was struck that, you know, with Governor Palin, her job, the Republicans will win if they make Barack Obama too risky.

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Oct 1, 2008

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

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Sep 30, 2008

Attack Barack Obama. The reason the good Lord made running mates is to attack the top of the ticket.

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Sep 30, 2008

Your biggest liability is that Joe Biden knows John McCain's record better than you do.

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Sep 30, 2008

Yes, it's a pretty sleazy thing to do, particularly, on Gwen Ifill.

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Sep 30, 2008

Yes, I'd say, Governor Palin, your biggest liability is Joe Biden knows John McCain's record better than you do.

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Sep 25, 2008

Neither of them seemed to act like there's an economic crisis on. I was astonished.

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Sep 25, 2008

I don't think anybody looked at Barack Obama tonight, and saw a guy who looked risky.

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Sep 24, 2008

I think, if McCain refuses to go Ole Miss, why doesn't Barack go to the floor of the Senate and say, you know, this is not a bad place to have a debate, John; stand up, you and me; we don't need a moderator; let's go; two hours, talk about…

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Sep 23, 2008

No. Come on. We're 39 days before an election. Everything he does is political.

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