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David Gergen: It is intended. It's very clearly intended to diminish the candidacy of Barack Obama, and it was offensive because it…

On the recordMarch 11, 2008
It is intended. It's very clearly intended to diminish the candidacy of Barack Obama, and it was offensive because it was injecting race as a way to diminish him.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen criticizes the use of race in political discourse as a tactic to undermine Obama's candidacy.

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