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Democrats are not about to nominate anyone who backs the tax cut, and Americans are not going to elect anyone who favors a tax increase.

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Dick Morris
Age: 76
Born: 1947
Born: November 28
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New York City
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Richard S. Morris
Richard Samuel Morris
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