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David Gergen: “Senator Reid has had about 58 votes. He needs 60. He needs two out of three people. He needs Ben Nelson. If he lost…”

On the recordDecember 7, 2009
Senator Reid has had about 58 votes. He needs 60. He needs two out of three people. He needs Ben Nelson. If he lost Nelson today on this issue of abortion, then he needs Joe Lieberman and he needs Olympia Snowe.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen discusses the vote count and the importance of securing votes from key senators for the health care reform.

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