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David Gergen: I think that it removes one layer of protection for him in the next few months and that is if something else were to…

On the recordDecember 8, 2008
I think that it removes one layer of protection for him in the next few months and that is if something else were to happen around him he's a little more vulnerable.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Gergen assesses the political vulnerability of Barack Obama due to the corruption scandal.

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