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David Gergen: “The president ought to stop his 2012 campaign for a while and get some focus on -- try to get this economy reignited…”

On the recordAugust 7, 2011
The president ought to stop his 2012 campaign for a while and get some focus on -- try to get this economy reignited, and then everybody can go back to the politics and the sandbox and everything else.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Gergen suggests that President Obama should pause his campaign efforts to focus on reviving the economy.

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