James Carville says Democrats can't afford to lie like 'Republicans do' because they would lose credibility
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Former Bill Clinton operative James Carville said on his podcast this week that Democrats can't afford to lie like Republicans do, that it would hurt their credibility
Carville, a longtime political talking head, was a top strategist for former President Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign. Jeffrey Clark is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. He has previously served as a speechwriter for a cabinet secretary and as a Fulbright teacher in South Korea. Jeffrey graduated from the University of Iowa in 2019 with a degree in English and History.
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"Yeah, I can spin," Carville continued. "I can shade. Everybody does that. They just look you right in the eye and lie!" He added, "And then our people say, ‘We ought to lie like them!’ No, we shouldn’t! ‘Cause they would not do that. It would not go over well."
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