On the recordSeptember 12, 2012
If two-thirds of the people in the country already think that we are going to be in better shape a year from now, why change horses in midstream?
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transcripts.cnn.comIf two-thirds of the people in the country already think that we are going to be in better shape a year from now, why change horses in midstream?
Gergen comments on the public's optimism about the economy and its implications for the Romney campaign.
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