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David Gergen: “Unless -- unless the Democrats have a death wish, they'd better reach a compromise this weekend and they'd better do it…”

On the recordMay 27, 2008
Unless -- unless the Democrats have a death wish, they'd better reach a compromise this weekend and they'd better do it with a minimum of rancor and a maximum of statesmanship.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen advises the Democratic Party to reach a compromise to avoid chaos.

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