Well, there is an old adage in politics that says that, when the going gets tough, the tough get going. And now she is trying to persuade us of a new adage. And that is, when the going gets tough, the tough quit.
Gergen reflects on the implications of Palin's resignation in the context of political resilience.
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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…
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.
It's very, very big. Not legally, but politically, it's a very, very big deal.
The midterms really helped him. They transformed the race, best midterm elections for any president in 20 years.
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