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On the recordJanuary 18, 2012
But it's -- something bigger is happening in the whole campaign conversation. And that is this started out to be a campaign about jobs, and gradually it's turning into the question of inequality, as opposed to jobs.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen observes a shift in the campaign focus from jobs to inequality, highlighting a change in the political conversation.

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