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On the recordSeptember 29, 2009
I think the most important thing in thinking about 2010 is not thinking about this as necessarily a first step toward--in a democratic transition, but to think about 2010 as a huge reorganization of this system that's going to throw up unexpected dynamics, that's going to bring fresh blood and new people to the top of the regime.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Jim Webb emphasizes the importance of viewing the 2010 elections as a significant reorganization rather than a simple transition.

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