One of the problems we saw in the last presidential election in our party is that our nominee, while winning the election, which we ought never to forget, often lost sight of the difference between strategy and tactics.

Quote by Paul Begala

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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,...

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...

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,...

Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself.

Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself.

But I think what happened was that Clinton knew how to fight back. And the...

But I think what happened was that Clinton knew how to fight back. And the...

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...

Politics is show business for ugly people.

Politics is show business for ugly people.

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...

Again and again, I've seen Bush turn a blind eye as his henchmen have leveled...

Again and again, I've seen Bush turn a blind eye as his henchmen have leveled...

Bush began helping Enron in the eighties.

Bush began helping Enron in the eighties.

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.

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...

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...

There's the great line: the definition of a liberal is someone who's afraid to take...

There's the great line: the definition of a liberal is someone who's afraid to take...

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,...

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.

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.

I mean, for all of his faults and the troubles in his marriage, Bill Clinton...

I mean, for all of his faults and the troubles in his marriage, Bill Clinton...