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Paul Ryan: It is true. Yes. The polling we had, the numbers we were looking at looked like we stood a pretty good chance of…

On the recordNovember 12, 2012
It is true. Yes. The polling we had, the numbers we were looking at looked like we stood a pretty good chance of winning, and so when the numbers came in going the other direction, when we saw the kind of turnout that was occurring in urban areas, which were really fairly unprecedented, it did come as a bit of a shock.
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Paul Ryan reflects on the unexpected election loss and the high turnout in urban areas.

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