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On the recordNovember 12, 2012
It is true. Yes, we -- 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, you know, 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
Republican · Wisconsin

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Paul Ryan reflects on the unexpected loss of the election and the surprising turnout in urban areas.

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