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On the recordJune 27, 2012
This galvanizes the right. In talking to conservatives who were in state legislatures who got elected by the Tea Party folks, they say, look, this is what's going to bring the Tea Party out.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen explains how the Supreme Court decision on Obamacare energizes the Republican base, particularly the Tea Party.

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