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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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Nov 2, 2004

So I think what's interesting to me is, how do you keep this going? Right, if you're the president, if you're Karl Rove?

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Nov 2, 2004

I've got to give ultimate congratulations to the president, but then also to his team, Karl Rove, Mark MacKinnon, Matthew Dowd, that whole staff...

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Nov 2, 2004

Karl Rove, before he became this great guru, was a direct mail consultant. He knows how to find people, get to their homes, and motivate them.

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Nov 2, 2004

I got to give ultimate congratulations to the president, but then also to his team, Karl Rove, Mark MacKinnon, Matthew Dowd, that whole staff...

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Oct 31, 2004

He had to speak about what he thought was most important, where he was more credible, where his heart was. And he found that voice, as Tucker says, when he started critiquing the current operations in Iraq, and I think that's done him an…

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Oct 31, 2004

I think turnout will break 60 percent for the first time since the 1960s. It will be a record turnout. The biggest one cycle increase in turnout that we've ever seen, at least in the last 50 years. And I think that benefits Kerry. I think…

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Oct 31, 2004

The focus on Vietnam actually didn't work. He thought it would. Or at least I didn't think it worked. His staff thought it would. But the convention speech, where he focused strongly on Vietnam, really didn't move voters.

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Oct 19, 2004

What Senator Kerry, while he probably would rather campaign on some of the domestic issues, I think there's a sense in the Kerry campaign that they don't want to let the president re-merge.

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Oct 19, 2004

I think it helps. It's a close election. He's beloved by the Democratic base, but also probably more important is a lot of swing voters who think very highly of him.

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Oct 19, 2004

I think the turn back to domestic issues -- there have been two different theories.

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Oct 18, 2004

One of his campaign officials in Michigan, said for the record, that the Bush strategy in Michigan was to 'Suppress the Detroit vote.'

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