>> MR. PRESIDENT, YOU ARE A MAN
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WHO LIKES TO WIN BUT LAST NIGHT
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WAS NOT AN ABSOLUTE VICTORY FOR
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YOU.
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>> I WILL BE HONEST, I THOUGHT
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IT WAS A VERY CLOSE TO COMPLETE
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VICTORY.
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WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT FROM THE
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STANDPOINT OF NEGOTIATION AND
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WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT FROM THE
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STANDPOINT OF DEALMAKING –
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IT'S ALL ABOUT DEALMAKING –
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AGAIN, IF WE HAD THE MAJORITY
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AND WE HAD ONE, TWO OR THREE
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VOTES TO PLAY WITH, WE WOULD
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HAVE BEEN AT A STANDSTILL AND I
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REALLY BELIEVE WE HAVE A CHANCE
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TO GET ALONG VERY WELL WITH THE
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DEMOCRATS AND IF THAT'S THE CASE
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WE CAN DO A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT
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OF LEGISLATION AND GET IT
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APPROVED BY BOTH PARTIES.
IT WAS A
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GREAT VICTORY BUT IF YOU LOOK
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AT IT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF
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GRIDLOCK, I REALLY BELIEVE
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THERE'S GOING TO BE MUCH LESS
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GRIDLOCK BECAUSE OF THE WAY
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THIS IS GOING.
NOW, WHAT'S BAD FOR THEM IS
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BEING IN THE MAJORITY I'M JUST
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GOING TO BLAME THEM.
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YOU UNDERSTAND.
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I'M GOING TO BLAME THEM,
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THEY'RE THE MAJORITY.
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HONESTLY, IT MAKES IT MUCH
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SIMPLER FOR ME.
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THEY WILL BE BLAMED.
AND, I MEAN, I'M
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EXTRAORDINARILY HAPPY.
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AND IF I WASN'T, I'D LET YOU
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KNOW.
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THERE'S NOTHING WRONG.
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I MEAN, LOOK, YOU LOOK AT
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MIDTERMS AND YOU LOOK AT
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ELECTIONS GENERALLY, YOU SEE
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IT'S VERY RARE THAT A PARTY WHO
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HAS THE PRESIDENCY DOES WELL.
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WE DID UNBELIEVABLY WELL.
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TO WIN FLORIDA, BOTH THE SENATE
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AND THE GOVERNORSHIP AGAINST
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TWO VERY TALENTED PEOPLE?
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I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
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WE DID INCREDIBLE.
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TO WIN GEORGIA WHEN YOU HAD
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SOME OF THE BIGGEST STARS IN
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THE WORLD CAMPAIGNING
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ENDLESSLY, INCLUDING PRESIDENT
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OBAMA, YOU KNOW, I TELL YOU
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WHAT, THIS WAS A GREAT VICTORY
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FOR US.
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AND, AGAIN, FROM A DEAL MAKING
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STANDPOINT, WE ARE ALL MUCH
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BETTER OFF THE WAY IT TURNED
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OUT BECAUSE I REALLY BELIEVE IF
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THE DEMOCRATS WANT TO, WE CAN
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DO A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GREAT
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LEGISLATION.
WOULD I HAVE PREFERRED WINNING
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BY TWO OR THREE OR FOUR?
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I WOULD ALMOST HAVE TO THINK
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ABOUT THAT.
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BUT CERTAINLY I LIKE TO WIN,