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David Gergen: the country's going to be -- it will help with conservatives. It will get them -- it will get them modestly up. But…

On the recordMay 11, 2006
the country's going to be -- it will help with conservatives. It will get them -- it will get them modestly up. But -- but it's no way to build -- rebuild a presidency.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen discusses the limitations of a political strategy focused solely on conservative issues.

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