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On the recordJuly 29, 2008
Obama has become a rock star. And they want him to sort of make him to be someone who's not just a rock star, but sort of an elitist who's not like the rest of us.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen analyzes McCain's strategy to portray Obama negatively.

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