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.
This is politics. And this is the problem. None of this who have happened if Governor Romney had simply told the truth.
No, toughen up, Mitt. I mean, this is campaigns. This is politics. Politics isn't bean bag.
It certainly motivated their base. And they do need that because Mr. Romney, as Candy points out, from not a favor of their base.
It's a real problem, Soledad. It's why you're wise to break out the independents.
He's going to have a difficult time advancing the argument that Obama care should be repealed.
It will reenergize the Republican base. It is absolutely true. But it also energizes the Democratic base.
But it also energizes the Democratic base. And the question is who can get to those independents.
He's somehow -- and this is a difficult thing to do -- annoyed both the left and the right today, because he gave that mealy-mouthed, kind of cowardly statement where he didn't take a position.
Even though Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney in the polls by a wide margin, the turnout, the enthusiasm, the fire, the passion that Latinos had four years ago just wasn't there.





