But I think what happened was that Clinton knew how to fight back. And the way he fought back was on the issues - being tough in staying on the things that mattered to people in their lives.

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My view was that the campaign had been a sacred thing, that it had been...

My view was that the campaign had been a sacred thing, that it had been...

I'm a Catholic, but I used to love going to Vacation Bible School with my...

I'm a Catholic, but I used to love going to Vacation Bible School with my...

Bill and Hillary Clinton are the most investigated couple in American history - now the...

Bill and Hillary Clinton are the most investigated couple in American history - now the...

This gets back to the fundamental lesson of political survival that Bill Clinton taught me,...

This gets back to the fundamental lesson of political survival that Bill Clinton taught me,...

Again, President Reagan was sort of an amiable presence out at the ranch by the...

Again, President Reagan was sort of an amiable presence out at the ranch by the...

I grew up in Tom DeLay's district.

I grew up in Tom DeLay's district.

I try hard to be a good Catholic.

I try hard to be a good Catholic.

I was the guy that told Bill Clinton he was going to win. I had...

I was the guy that told Bill Clinton he was going to win. I had...

Most politicians, when they meet with a guy like me, or a guy like Carville,...

Most politicians, when they meet with a guy like me, or a guy like Carville,...

Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself.

Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself.

If it was about lying under oath - we actually know that Clinton certainly was...

If it was about lying under oath - we actually know that Clinton certainly was...

I'm very sunny. You know, I'm always optimistic.

I'm very sunny. You know, I'm always optimistic.

Defining the terms of the debate generally dictates who's gonna' win it.

Defining the terms of the debate generally dictates who's gonna' win it.

One of the problems we saw in the last presidential election in our party is...

One of the problems we saw in the last presidential election in our party is...

I think too many Democrats are too wimpy. But I think they're beginning to toughen...

I think too many Democrats are too wimpy. But I think they're beginning to toughen...

It taught me that Clinton's instinct to make this about your life as a citizen,...

It taught me that Clinton's instinct to make this about your life as a citizen,...

If George W. Bush is given a second term, and retains a Republican Congress and...

If George W. Bush is given a second term, and retains a Republican Congress and...

See, I think if it just became who's sleeping with whom, then there's no reason...

See, I think if it just became who's sleeping with whom, then there's no reason...

I don't like being a voyeur, looking into other people's marriages.

I don't like being a voyeur, looking into other people's marriages.

Bush began helping Enron in the eighties.

Bush began helping Enron in the eighties.