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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· Oct 4, 2012

No, Anderson, the problem is if you don't have a mandate for health care, which is what Mitt Romney and Republicans want, they don't want to have the mandate, but...

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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· Oct 4, 2012

In 2008, President Obama ran when he was trying to get to the left of Hillary Clinton saying he opposed NAFTA.

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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· Oct 4, 2012

My only point is both candidates have engaged in tactical maneuvering. This is nothing new.

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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· Sep 30, 2012

I think there was a willful pattern in this administration of downplaying terrorist attacks against our country.

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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· Sep 30, 2012

The president was AWOL. He was still unable to offer any specifics when the nation needed it the most.

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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· Sep 30, 2012

The president had to offer a very specific budget. It never once comes into balance.

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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· Sep 26, 2012

Well, Anderson, here's what I think you have to do. And I don't think it's conspiracy, but I think you have to apply a common-sense test.

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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· Sep 26, 2012

If the challenger in this economy can't get a lead on the president on that question, he won't win.

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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· Sep 26, 2012

I think you're within the margin of error in almost every one of those battleground states.

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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· Sep 26, 2012

The Obama campaign which had stumbles early on is performing and executing pretty well right now.

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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· Sep 17, 2012

If they had a partner for peace with the Palestinians, I think peace would be made.

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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· Sep 17, 2012

I don't know anybody who thinks a two-state solution is something that's practical until you get new Palestinian leadership that is more dedicated to peace.

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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· Sep 17, 2012

But he doesn't say all the Palestinians. He says the Palestinians not wanting peace. That could easily be a reference to Hamas.

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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· Sep 11, 2012

It represented American weakness, a retreat on American values. And the bigger point here is that when American officials make apologies to the Muslim world so we don't offend Muslim feelings by backtracking on American values, it shows…

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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· Sep 11, 2012

If it's good enough for the administration to disown the statement, it's good enough for Mitt Romney to also criticize the statement. It shouldn't be only one party just to criticize the statement. They both should. That was a terrible…

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Ari Fleischer
@arifleischer· Republican · NY· Sep 10, 2012

Yes, Anderson, that's exactly right. One, September 11th is the day we should remember the victims.

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