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Ray Sullivan

Political consultant

Ray Sullivan is an Austin-based Republican political consultant with more than 20 years of campaign experience. He served as communications director for Gov. Rick Perry's 2012 presidential campaign and as a national spokesman for the Bush-Cheney campaign in 2000.

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Let's get beyond debating debates

The perennial debate about debates is a ridiculous exercise, filling lots of newspaper column inches, websites and TV news blocks while allowing everyone to avoid talking about positions, policies and records.