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On the recordAugust 8, 2008
If he had actually won the Democratic nomination and this story had broken, he would have basically blown the Democrats' chance of getting the White House.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen discusses the potential impact of John Edwards' scandal on the Democratic Party.

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