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David Gergen: “I think the Democrats are going to feel, you go with Benghazi, we'll go with the bridge and we think we'll beat you.”

On the recordJanuary 9, 2014
I think the Democrats are going to feel, you go with Benghazi, we'll go with the bridge and we think we'll beat you.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

David Gergen comments on the political implications of the bridge scandal in relation to Hillary Clinton's potential candidacy.

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