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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Gergen suggests that President Obama should pause his campaign efforts to focus on reviving the economy.
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Yes, absolutely, Anderson. And in fact, Democrats on the House side are starting on this and of course, Nancy Pelosi is pushing it within the confines of the badly run negotiations.
I think if it's less than 10 points, if it's a single digit as a victory, I don't think that has much impact on the dynamics for Super Tuesday.
I think that Trump is shoring up his base. But Anderson, I must say, I think that this is going to in the long run, going to play in more in favor of Biden and the Democrats.
Trust in our institutions has plunged over the last 20, 30 years. It started before Donald Trump got to office, but he has accelerated the downward spiral.





