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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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Feb 9, 2004

He's still got to keep winning. He keeps winning, he's been very impressive but, you know, Governor Dean, we just heard him, he's going to make a stand in Wisconsin.

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Jan 26, 2004

He is the most strident on issues like Iraq. In the last few days, he was back on the attack, but not in a very screeching way, and I thought that seemed to work for him.

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Jan 26, 2004

Kerry has already won in Iowa, in the Midwest. That's a long way from home.

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Dec 7, 2003

For Gore to go against that, it's got to be difficult for Lieberman to take.

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Dec 7, 2003

I feel for him right now. Here's a guy who at some point sat alone in a room with Al Gore, Al Gore turned to him and said, Joe, if I become president, god forbid something happens, I want you to run the country. You're the best person to…

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Dec 7, 2003

They are probably personally angry and politically scrambling. They have tried to say Dean is only the candidate of the elite white establishment -- not establishment -- the white anti-establishment-type vote, or maybe just the angry voter.

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Sep 24, 2003

Dick Gephardt believes that in this issue of Howard Dean allegedly supporting Newt Gingrich on these Medicare cuts in the '90s, he believes clearly that he's got an issue he can knee-cap Dean with and he took it out and whacked him today.

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