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In 2009, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina told Senate Democrats facing lively town hall meetings, "If you get hit, we will punch back twice as hard."
EDITORIAL: Taking advantage of tragedy →
campaign manager Jim Messina noted that Democrats registered about two-thirds of the new voters in 2007 and 2008 in states that allow for party registration.
