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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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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

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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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 12, 2012

If you say he got rich by laying people off... boy, they don't like that.

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Jun 12, 2012

Mr. President, you need to tell folks that you understand their pain, because you've been there, too.

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Jun 12, 2012

I do think the president has got to make this much more about the future and much more of a contrast between his vision for the middle class and what he, I think, will couch, describe and I would, as Mitt Romney's vision for an elitist…

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Jun 12, 2012

Elections are always about the future not the past. It is very difficult for incumbents to understand that because in most other jobs when you're up for renewal you say, I did a good job.

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Jun 12, 2012

I know the president has actually stopped the Bush depression. I know he's created 4.3 million private sector jobs.

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