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David Gergen: “It goes back to what we were talking about. The danger is -- the political danger -- is that it may so alienate the…”

On the recordDecember 6, 2009
It goes back to what we were talking about. The danger is -- the political danger -- is that it may so alienate the Republican caucus that it makes it hard to get Senator Olympia Snowe to vote for the final bill.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the potential political fallout from Reid's comments on health care reform.

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