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On the recordSeptember 8, 2015
The rise of Donald Trump to me is basically an indictment of the political class, not only people in politics and frankly some of us in the media that people are so fed up.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen comments on Trump's appeal as a reaction to dissatisfaction with the political establishment.

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