[Mb-civic] The Architects of Defeat

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The Architects of Defeat 
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For Kerry's team, it was the economy. Stupid.

By Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington's latest book is "Fanatics and Fools: the Game Plan for Winning Back America" (Miramax).

November 11 2004

Twelve days before the election, James Carville stood in a Beverly Hills living room surrounded by two generations of Hollywood stars. After being introduced by Sen. John Kerry's daughter, Alexandra, he told the room — confidently, almost cockily — that the election was in the bag. 

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