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On the recordNovember 4, 2012
Can we stipulate upfront that there will be no mandate? Whoever wins? Whoever wins?
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen asserts that regardless of the election outcome, there will not be a clear mandate for the winner.

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