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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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Jul 12, 2012

This is politics. And this is the problem. None of this who have happened if Governor Romney had simply told the truth.

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Jul 12, 2012

No, toughen up, Mitt. I mean, this is campaigns. This is politics. Politics isn't bean bag.

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Jun 28, 2012

It certainly motivated their base. And they do need that because Mr. Romney, as Candy points out, from not a favor of their base.

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Jun 28, 2012

It's a real problem, Soledad. It's why you're wise to break out the independents.

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Jun 28, 2012

He's going to have a difficult time advancing the argument that Obama care should be repealed.

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Jun 28, 2012

It will reenergize the Republican base. It is absolutely true. But it also energizes the Democratic base.

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Jun 28, 2012

But it also energizes the Democratic base. And the question is who can get to those independents.

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Jun 18, 2012

Austerity has failed in Europe. It's going to fail in America.

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Jun 18, 2012

It's an enormous concern to anybody who is watching this election.

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Jun 14, 2012

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.

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Jun 14, 2012

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.

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