About Paul
Paul Begala is an American political consultant born in 1961 in New Jersey. He served as a chief strategist for Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign and later as counselor to the president in the Clinton White House from 1997 to 1999. He co-founded the political consulting firm Carville and Begala with James Carville, and appeared as co-host on political debate programmes including Equal Time (MSNBC, 1999-2000) and Crossfire (CNN, 2002-2005). He is currently a political contributor for CNN and teaches at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics.
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Journalist / CommentatorSpeakerAuthorTV presentersCampaign ManagementDemocratic StrategyPolitical CommunicationUS Presidential Elections
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- strategist for 1992 Clinton-Gore presidential campaign
- co-host of Crossfire on CNN
- co-host of Equal Time on MSNBC
- counselor to President Clinton
- co-founder of Carville and Begala consulting firm
- political contributor for CNN
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