David Gergen actually said...

"I don't think Barack Obama has sharpened his message enough. He needs more surrogates on the economic front and he needs a sharper, stronger, more compelling economic message."

"It sounded like, on Thursday night, John McCain was ready to reach across the aisle."

"The person, the candidate who can convince the American people that he's got a plan for the economy that's compelling, and that he will have a team that's new, that's fresh, that will change things, n..."

"But you know Barack Obama cannot afford to let this not be about issues. That's what bothering voters. And he's got to get it back on the issues because we want to hear more about the issues."