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David Gergen: The president has to get those numbers up. At least the -- I think anything that shows less than 100,000 jobs a month is…

On the recordJuly 9, 2012
The president has to get those numbers up. At least the -- I think anything that shows less than 100,000 jobs a month is bad news for the president.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen discusses the importance of job numbers for the president's reelection prospects.

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