This gets back to the fundamental lesson of political survival that Bill Clinton taught me, which is if you make it about the American people's lives instead of your life, you're going to be okay.

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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...

It seems to me the American people never really forgave the Democrats for being right...

It seems to me the American people never really forgave the Democrats for being right...

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...

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...

Bush began helping Enron in the eighties.

Bush began helping Enron in the eighties.

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

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

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 grew up in Tom DeLay's district.

I grew up in Tom DeLay's district.

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.

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,...

I used to go in at 5:30 or 6:00 so I could run.

I used to go in at 5:30 or 6:00 so I could run.

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...

So one important lesson of Vietnam is, the first casualty of an unwise and unjust...

So one important lesson of Vietnam is, the first casualty of an unwise and unjust...

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...

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...

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...

I didn't spend a lot of time on national security the American people will be...

I didn't spend a lot of time on national security the American people will be...

Politics is show business for ugly people.

Politics is show business for ugly people.

I try hard to be a good Catholic.

I try hard to be a good Catholic.

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,...