I think we missed an opportunity as Republicans to essentially take the air out of this story maybe 10 days ago, when Denny Hastert decided to fight it out.
David Gergen: “I think we missed an opportunity as Republicans to essentially take the air out of this story maybe 10 days ago, when…”
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Gergen reflects on the missed opportunity for Republicans to mitigate the impact of the Foley scandal.
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Sadly, you know, I think for a variety of reasons he should not. I just, I don't think either Trump or Biden should be running.
If he had a receptive audience, and I will tell you, when everything -- when all the facts were to come out, it would be like Nixon and the tapes.
I think this the very idea that in 2024, we may have two men running against each other Biden and Trump, who would both be in their 80s if elected, that it too is enough to say, well, what are we doing here?
But I think, to go to David Urban's point, what was she calling about? Well, she was calling, she testified, because she thought there was fraud that had been committed, and had not yet been explored, and that it ought to be studied before…





