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FROM THE SCHOOL OF COMMUPE INDICATION AND LIVE ON AU. OUR TOPIC TONIGHT. YOUTH EARTHQUAKE 2008. NEW... |
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I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU IN THIS AUDIENCE, HOW MANY OF YOU PLAN TO VOTE ON NOVEMBER 4. HOW MANY OF YOU... |
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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BUY FROM AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, BOTTOMING THE AUDIENCE IS UP C- |
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WELCOMING THE AUDIENCES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. OF BUSINESS BEN, HERE WE ARE. [APPLAUSE] WE HAVE... |
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I THINK WE ARE SEEING A HUGE QUAKE. THE DEMOCRATS ARE AT THE TOP OF THE TICKET HAS A CANDIDATE THAT... |
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WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS? |
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FROM LOOKING AT EXIT POLLING, AS A PROPORTION OF THE ELECTORATE, A 18-29 PAIR OF VOTE HAS BEEN ABOUT... |
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I WANT TO FOLLOW UP. DO YOU THINK YOUTHFUL ENGAGEMENT IS BARACK OBAMA CENTRIC OR REPUBLICANS NOT REACHING... |
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IT IS ENGAGING THE GROUP. TO SOME DEGREE WHAT YOU SAW IN THE 2006 ELECTION THERE WAS NOT MUCH ENGAGEMENT... |
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THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE CONTEXT HERE THAT IS DIFFERENT WHEN YOU LOOK AT, RIGHT NOW ENERGY ISSUES ARE... |
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JAMES, HOW WOULD YOU APPRAISE THE WAY THAT THE BARACK OBAMA CAMPAIGN HAS USED THE INTERNET AND UNPEOPLE... |
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EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT HOW THE DEMOCRATS ARE DOING BETTER ON THE INTERNET IN A SIMILAR WAY THAT THE... |
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BUT IT IS TRUE THAT SOMEBODY FROM FACEBOOK HELP BARACK OBAMA PUT TOGETHER HIS WEBSITE AND HE HAS RAISED... |
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THERE IS ALSO THE FORMER POLITICAL DIRECTOR OF ROCK THE VOTE, YOU ARE SAYING A LOT OF THE TACTICS... |
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AND YOU GIVE US SOME SPECIFICS? |
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ABSOLUTELY. FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE HAVE BEEN TESTING EVERYTHING FROM A IF YOU ARE A PHONE... |
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OK. BY ONE TO ASK EMILY A QUESTION IN TERMS OF MEETING -- MEDIA. WASHINGTON POST THAT, -- WASHNGTNOPOST.COM... |
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I THINK WE ARE CONSTANTLY THINKING ABOUT WHAT WORKS WELL ON LINE. IF THERE IS A BIG SERIES OUR PACKAGE,... |
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CORNELL, I WANTED TO ASK YOU, WHAT ARE THE ISSUES OF SPECIAL CONCERN TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE? MY STUDENTS... |
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NOT REALLY. THE TOP ISSUES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE THE SAME FOR THE GENERAL POPULATION, ALTHOUGH THERE... |
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OK. DAVID, I WANTED TO ASK YOU THIS. A CLASS AS PART OF THE GALLUP USA TODAY POLL AND THEY ARE HELPING... |
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I DO A LOT OF FOCUS GROUPS AND TALK TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE AND I HAVE TO SAY WHAT HAS BEEN INTERESTING... |
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THIS THING ABOUT BEING LIBERAL WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG AND GROWING UP TO BE CONSERVATIVE. WHAT'S DIFFERENT... |
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WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? HOW DOES THAT PLAY OUT? |
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IT DOESN'T MEEP YOU ARE FOR SUPPORTING SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO CHANGE THE ENVIRONMENT, YOU WANT TO CHANGE... |
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HOW DO YOU ACHIEVE SOMETHING? NOT THE SENSE OF THE PROCESS IN GETTING THERE. |
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IT SPEAKS TO A BROADER POINT ABOUT OUR GENERATION AND THE IDEA OF POST PARTISANSHIP AND PART OF THE... |
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THAT AGREES WITH WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT MY STUDENTS. MANY TEACHERS -- STUDENTS GO INTO THE PEACE CORPS,... |
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I WILL START BY SAYING AND ECHOING WHAT HE SET EARLIER. THIS HAS BEEN BUILDING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.... |
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I WANT TO ASK YOU, HOW DOES THAT TRANSLATE YOU INTO GETTING OUT THE VOTE? MY STUDENTS WERE DISMAYED... |
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BUT THE DOVE TAIL ON SOMETHING SHE SAID. WHAT YOU ARE BOOKING APPLE IS NOT JUST PARTISAN OR POLITICS.... |
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OK. AND YOU THINK THAT WILL |
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I DO. WE HAVE BEEN BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS. IF YOU... |
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YOU ARE LISTENING TO IT AND AMERICAN FROM BEFORE IT LIVE AUDIENCE ON WAMU BEFORE A LIVE AUDIENCE. ... |
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THAT IS A COMPLEX QUESTION. I HAVE A VARIETY OF VENTURES. I WILL AGREE WITH CORNELL. THE ECONOMY IS... |
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FAMILY, THE YOU THINK THAT JOHN MCCAIN NEEDS TO TAILOR HIS MESSAGE SPECIFICALLY TO THE THINGS I HEAR... |
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I THINK THAT JOHN MCCAIN HAS BEEN SEEN AS SOMEBODY WHO IS A LITTLE OUT OF TOUCH WHAT IS GOING ON WITH... |
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OK. MOST OF OUR STUDENT. HAVE THEY |
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THIS QUESTION IS FOR HEATHER SMITH. YOU SAID NATIONAL POLITICS AFFECTS YOU VOTERS IN MANY WAYS. WHAT... |
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THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. MY PERSONAL OPINION, BASED ON MY... |
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QUICK FOLLOW-UP. ASIDE FROM REGISTRATION DID YOU THINK THAT DIFFICULTY OF APPLYING FOR AND COMING... |
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YES. YOU WILL SEE VERY INTENTIONAL ATTEMPT TO KEEP COLLEGE STUDENTS IN PARTICULAR FROM VOTING. THOSE... |
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MY SURVEYS -- MY STUDENTS SURVEYED OTHER STUDENTS AND THIS MAY HAVE BEEN AN UNUSUALLY ENGAGE GROUP,... |
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THERE WAS AN ARTICLE TODAY. BOTH OF THESE CANDIDATES IN THEIR BIOGRAPHIES HAVE BIPARTISANSHIP MOST... |
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DID YOU THINK THAT WILL SUPPRESSED THE YOUNG PEOPLE TURN OUT? |
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I HAVE NO IDEA. MY GUT TELLS NINO. TRULY WANT TO WANT TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND CHANGE THE SYSTEM... |
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I WANT TO GO TO THE NEXT QUESTION. |
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I AM A SENIOR POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR. OUR GENERATION HAS COME OF AGE DURING THE TWO VERY HISTORICALLY... |
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THAT IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION FAHRENHEIT THIS WILL BE A TIGHT ELECTION. DAVID AND HIS FRIENDS HAVE... |
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IT'S GOODING TO BE A TIGHT ELECTION. EVERY VOTE IS GOING TO COUNT. THEY HAVE A BUILT IN INFRASTRUCTURE... |
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I AGREE WITH HIM A LOT OF WHAT HE SAID. I'M GOING TO SUGGEST SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND CONNECT IT TO... |
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THANK YOU. NEXT QUESTION. |
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I HAVE A POLITICAL SCIENCE STUDENT. I -- A VERY HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION. IF WE WERE TO LOWER THE VOTING... |
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WHO WANTS TO TAKE THAT? [LAUGHTER] IT FELL TO THE FLOOR WITH A SPOT. |
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IT IS AN INNOVATIVE IDEA. THERE ARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE ORGANIZING TO LOWER THE VOTING AGE. I... |
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I WANT TO ASK A QUESTION. WHAT IS ALWAYS WILL BE THE SECOND PART. HOW DID YOU CONVINCE HER ON CALL... |
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HERE IS HOW YOU GET HIM TO COME TO HER DORM ROOM. [LAUGHTER] YOU START A VIDEO BLOCK ON YOUTUBE WHERE... |
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DO NOT SPEAK IN THE THIRD PERSON. |
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I WAS DOING THE INTERVIEWS AND A PRODUCER TOLLWAY, IF YOU EVER GET BARACK OBAMA TO COME TO HEAR FROM... |
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BUILDINGS VIEWED CIRCA BEFORE SHE WAS THE NOMINEE. -- YOU INTERVIEWED SARAH PALIN. TELL ME ABOUT THE... |
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I HELPED VIDEO TAPE IT. I HAVE INTERVIEWED OTHER GOVERNORS. STAIR PALANCE SET DOWN. IT WAS THE DAY... |
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DAVID, DID YOU HAVE A SENSE OF THE IMPACT OF THE ADDITION OF SARAH PALIN, AND PEOPLE I HEARD SOME... |
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MY SENSE IS THAT IF YOU WERE INCLINED TO CHOP BECAME PRIOR TO THIS, SHE WAS A HELL, IF NOT SHE DID... |
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OK. BUT STICH A QUESTION. |
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-- LET'S TAKE A QUESTION. |
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YOU SAID THAT WE AS AN AGE GROUP ARE BUILDING UP IN TURNOUT. DID YOU SEE 2008 AS THE PEAK, NO MATTER... |
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MY HOPE IS NO. MY HOPE IS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE NOT ONLY REGISTER AND VOTE IN RECORD NUMBERS IN THE 2008... |
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OK. |
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WEIGEL BROTHER IS IN HIGH SCHOOL. HE IS SHOCKED. LOTS OF VOTING. HE HAS TOLD ME THAT ALL OF HIS FRIENDS... |
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DO WE THINK THAT ON NOVEMBER 5, THE MATTER WHO WINS, WE WILL HAVE CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT BY THE PEOPLE?... |
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 2000 AND 2004, HE SAW A 20% INCREASE IN THE VOTE. THAT IS HUGE. PART OF THAT... |
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THE QUESTION I AM TRYING TO GET AT, THIS GENERATION IS LIBERAL. ARE YOU HOPEFUL THAT IT CAN BE HIP... |
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THEY FIND THE IDEA THAT ENGAGES PEOPLE AT WHEN THEY ENGAGE PEOPLE AND BECOME HIP AND COOL ON THE COME... |
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RONALD REAGAN WAS DIFFICULT. THERE ARE A LOT DEFINITIONS. |
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-- RONALD REAGAN WAS HIT AND COOL. |
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IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA THAT IS WHAT MATTERS. WE NEED TO THINK THROUGH WHAT IS THE IDEA THAT ENGAGES THIS... |
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YOU ARE LISTENING TO AMERICAN FORUM BEFORE A LIVE AUDIENCE. WE ARE BROADCASTING OVER WAMU FM. LET'S... |
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I AM SCHOOL IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS. THIS QUESTION IS -- THIS QUESTION IS FOR THE OLDER MEMBERS OF A FORUM... |
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NOW HE DOES NOT FEEL IT EITHER. |
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TOM BROKAW OFTEN DESTRUCTIVE GENERATION OF THOSE WHO WERE ALIVE DURING THE WORLD WAR II AND SHORTLY... |
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GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU. YOU MAY LOOK AS TH |
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IF WHAT HAPPENS HERE IN NOVE PLAYS OUT THE WAY WE THINK IT WILL PLAY OUT, YOU WILL CHANGE THE FACE... |
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THE QUESTION WAS ALSO, ARE YOU GOING TO LOVE ME AFTER I VOTED FOR YOU? |
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I LOVE YOU RIGHT NOW? |
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SERIOUSLY, ONE OF THE THINGS I HEARD WAS YOUNG PEOPLE DON'T TURN OUT, NOW WE DON'T HAVE TO CARE. NOW... |
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UNLESS USE YOUR VOICE. THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND OTHERS WILL HEAR YOU ALL FAIRLY LOUD AND CLEAR... |
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AND NOT TAKEN FOR GRANTED. [LAUGHTER] LIVE HERE. -- GLAD TO HEAR IT. |
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THE CONCEPT BUT I HAVE SEEN IS THIS OUTCOME FOCUS, NOT WHAT IS THE PARTISAN NATURE, WHAT IS THE PROGRESS... |
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THAT IS VERY INTERESTING. IT MIGHT BE A GENERATION THAT MIKE MAY BE A GREAT GENERATION OR A BABY BOOMER... |
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THANK YOU. |
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HOW DOES THAT WORK FOR NEWS? MAINSTREAM NEWS TRIES TO PRESENT WHAT THEY ONE HAND ON THE OTHER HAND.... |
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THE BASIC IDEA IS THE PROLIFERATION OF CONTENT THAT EVERYBODY HAS AVAILABLE TO THEM AT ALL TIMES. ... |
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THE PROBLEM HOFF "THE NEW YORK TIMES" AND OTHERS IS JUST WHAT HE SAID. SOMEBODY FROM THE DAILY SHOW... |
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I THINK A LOT NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES ARE TURNING TO BLOGGERS TO THEM PRODUCE VIDEOS. WHERE I WORK,... |
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BUT THEY ALSO BEAT THE NEW YOUR TIMES. |
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ABSOLUTELY. WE HAD EVERY NEWSPAPER. THERE WERE ABOUT 12 NEWSPAPERS PLAYED OUT. AND YOU GO THROUGH... |
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ONE THING THAT IS INTERESTING, AND I WILL SPEAK UP FOR DAN BALZ, IS HE DOES A LOT AND IT IS WITH ANOTHER,... |
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I AM IS COOL -- SUED IN THE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION. MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE YOUNG EVANGELICAL VOTE.... |
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DAVID WINSTON. |
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IN TERMS OF APPROACHING THE YOUNG EVANGELICAL VOTE, ABSOLUTELY. AS PART OF BUILDING A MAJORITY COALITION... |
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I WANT TO ASK ANOTHER QUESTION. THIS IS AN E-MAIL. HOW CAN YOUNG AFRICAN-AMERICANS STAY ENGAGED IN... |
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THE SAME WAY AND A YOUNGER DAUGHTER WILL STAY ENGAGED. BE IN THEIR EARS. BE OUT THERE ORGANIZING.... |
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DAVID WINSTON, OF WANT TO ASK YOU. I WAS THINKING OF THE POST PARTISANSHIP MESSAGE AND WHETHER PEOPLE... |
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IN TERMS OF 18- AS OPPOSED TO I AM A REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT? |
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MY SENSE IS, THERE IS A LOOSE AFFILIATION AS FAR AS HEARTY, THE IDENTIFICATION. WHAT I SEE IS, THERE... |
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DO YOU THINK THAT SERVICE ALONG AND PEOPLE IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE PROMOTING A MATTER WHO WINS THIS... |
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I THINK ABOUT DOUBT SERVICE SHOULD BE PROMOTED. I WILL NOT SHY AWAY FROM THE FACT THAT THE TRUTH OF... |
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I WANT TO SAY ONE THING. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEPARATE OUT THE CORE, THE ECONOMY, AND GEORGE BUSH.... |
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GEORGE BUSH GOT ON TELEVISION AGAIN. [LAUGHTER] |
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WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT. THERE WAS A LOT ABERRATION WE FOUND FOR JOHN MCCAIN AS AN ABNORMAL PERSON.... |
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IT GETS BACK TO THIS POINT. THIS IS CRITICAL. IT GETS BACK TO A VERY BASIC CONCEPT HERE. THIS IS... |
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THAT WILL HELP TO BE A LAST WORD. I WANT TO THANK OUR GUESTS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR WONDERFUL AUDIENCE.... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
