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Paul Ryan: Exploiting people's emotions of fear, envy, and anxiety, is not hope, it's not change. It's partisanship.

On the recordAugust 16, 2012
Exploiting people's emotions of fear, envy, and anxiety, is not hope, it's not change. It's partisanship.
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Paul Ryan
Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Ryan criticizes the political tactics used by opponents in the context of budget discussions.

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