I do think it's an opportunity for President Obama and the Republican leadership to come together and jointly try to sort of see if there are ways they can get everybody to calm down, to tone down the rhetoric in our political discourse.
Gergen suggests that the situation presents a chance for bipartisan cooperation to reduce political tensions.
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If he had a receptive audience, and I will tell you, when everything -- when all the facts were to come out, it would be like Nixon and the tapes.
If he comes out and throws cold water on this, then I don't think it goes anywhere.
I think a lot of Americans do see it as disqualifying. And they're worried about it.
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