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David Gergen: “It's fair game to go and talk about whether Bain had a private equity firm is good background to be a president or not.”

On the recordMay 20, 2012
It's fair game to go and talk about whether Bain had a private equity firm is good background to be a president or not.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Gergen reflects on the appropriateness of discussing Romney's Bain Capital experience in the context of his presidential candidacy.

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