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David Gergen: “It reminds people of the old politics. And that's exactly what Barack Obama has been campaigning against, the old-style…”

On the recordDecember 19, 2007
It reminds people of the old politics. And that's exactly what Barack Obama has been campaigning against, the old-style politics, the odious attack -- attack ads, the negative attacks and all the rest.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen warns that Clinton's tactics may backfire by evoking old political strategies that Obama opposes.

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