Paul Begala
Paul Begala
Paul Edward Begalais an American political consultant and political commentator. He was an adviser to President Bill Clinton. Begala was a chief strategist for the 1992 Clinton–Gore campaign, which carried 33 states and made Clinton the first Democrat to win the White House in twelve years. As counselor to the President in the Clinton White House, he coordinated policy, politics, and communications...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth12 May 1961
CountryUnited States of America
Most politicians, when they meet with a guy like me, or a guy like Carville, tell you about how they can win.
I used to go in at 5:30 or 6:00 so I could run.
I don't like being a voyeur, looking into other people's marriages.
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.
You never have a good night's sleep. You never have a peaceful meal. There's this gnawing in your gut. You get peace when you work.
stood for the right of states to reject federal civil rights legislation. After Thurmond spoke, Lott told the group, 'You know, if we had elected this man 30 years ago, we wouldn't be in the mess we are today.
Back in the 70s I knew people who could recall when Sugar Land was a company town - the company being the Imperial Sugar Company.
They had a candidate who dodged the draft, dodged the ... National Guard. And they made that candidate look strong against a guy who was shot three times and won the Bronze Star and the Silver Star for valor. That is incredible.
I'm no great fan of how Judge Starr conducted his investigation, but I didn't think that was the time or the place to lodge those complaints.
If you vote against him in a swing state, you look unreasonable.
Again, President Reagan was sort of an amiable presence out at the ranch by the last 6 months of his presidency. He had no effect on national policy at all.
Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself.
If George W. Bush is given a second term, and retains a Republican Congress and a compliant federal judiciary, he and his allies are likely to embark on a campaign of political retribution the likes of which we haven't seen since Richard Nixon.
I'm very sunny. You know, I'm always optimistic.