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David Gergen: “There must be a lot of pent-up frustration and anger in him, too, because it just -- he just seemed to erupt when it got…”

On the recordOctober 15, 2008
There must be a lot of pent-up frustration and anger in him, too, because it just -- he just seemed to erupt when it got over to the negativity of the campaign.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen analyzes McCain's emotional response during the debate.

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