Suppose (administration officials) felt that the rescue operations of the government, whether it's state, local or federal, was being handled in an inept way, or evacuees are being mistreated, ... Does that give them a right to bar the media, who may want to expose that.
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I said, 'Would you disavow people who send out assurances that they know how you're going to vote' She said, 'Absolutely,' ... She said, 'I will be my own person, I will be independent. Nobody has the authority or right or ability to tell how I'm going to vote.'
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