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David Gergen: “President Obama is clearly moving to the left on this. He's clearly going to make that part of his campaign strategy.”

On the recordOctober 17, 2011
President Obama is clearly moving to the left on this. He's clearly going to make that part of his campaign strategy.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Gergen discusses Obama's political strategy in relation to the Occupy Wall Street movement.

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