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David Gergen: I want to come back to this. I think Barack Obama benefits greatly from having been a grass-roots organizer.

On the recordJanuary 3, 2008
I want to come back to this. I think Barack Obama benefits greatly from having been a grass-roots organizer.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen highlights Obama's strengths as a grass-roots organizer.

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