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I knew that manual labor wasn't the career for me. (James Carville)
The American psyche has not recovered, and likely will not ever fully recover, from the profound and relentless incompetence of George W. Bush's disastrous, multitrillion-dollar war. View quote
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I like being on the side of healthcare consumer. View quote
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During my time as a political strategist, one of the most vexing problems was figuring out why so many people vote against their perceived interests. View quote
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After all of my years in politics, I've learned that sometimes things that are said are true, and other things that are said are less than true. View quote
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My populism doesn't extend to my choice of hotels. View quote
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The thing to remember about Obama is he doesn't care if you like him or I like him or somebody else does. He literally would rather do homework with his kids than be around other politicians. Does this make him unpopular at times? Yes. Does it make him ineffective? Most certainly not. View quote
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Campaigns are about adjustments. View quote
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Politics has become the great spectator sport of the United States. View quote
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When I was growing up, I always had the dream of being an analyst for a minor league baseball team or something like that. View quote
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We don't know each other. Democrats don't know Republicans, Republicans don't know Democrats. (James Carville)
The only person that ever stumbles is a guy moving forward. You don't stumble backwards; you stumble forward, and you never stumble when you're stationary. So don't worry about stumbling. Keep pushing it forward. View quote
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I always find it offensive when people say God showers riches on you if you're good. View quote
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Over the course of history, governments, political regimes, and leaders have done some stupid things despite all arguments to the contrary, at times even against their own self-interest. View quote
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Conservatives literally view it as a kind of a weakness to talk to people other than their own. Nothing would bore me more than to sit around talking and listening to a bunch of liberals all day. View quote
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Bill Clinton is a person who causes a lot of passion both ways about people, and there's certainly a lot of turmoil if you look back at the eight years. But there was a lot of good, too. View quote
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I love young people. I identify with them. It never was a goal of mine to grow up. View quote
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What has always made the Clintons great politicians and better people is their unyielding commitment to expanding the middle class for everyone. View quote
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There are many Republicans who hardly even know a Democrat. And there are just as many, if not more, Democrats who don't know a Republican. View quote
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I'm not sure the people who are voting for Trump want to be pulled together with the people who are voting for Clinton and vice versa. View quote
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Politics is a rough and tumble business, and yet there seems to be an effort by the commentariat to sanitise American politics to some type of high-level Victorian debating society. (James Carville)
Politics is a messy business, but campaigning prepares you for governing. It prepares you to get hit, stand strong, and, if necessary, hit back. View quote
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As with mosquitoes, horseflies, and most bloodsucking parasites, Kenneth Starr was spawned in stagnant water. View quote
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I've worked on enough campaigns to know that the most aggrieved candidate rarely emerges victorious. View quote
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Democratic strategists and operatives should not design a strategy based off today's conditions. They should be setting a strategy for where the trajectory of polling is headed. View quote
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