On the recordMarch 4, 2008
They decided, look, going negative against him works. Attack him. This is something Bill Clinton has been arguing for a long time, asking, when are we going to go negative.
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David Gergen explains the Clinton campaign's strategy of attacking Barack Obama and how it was advised by Bill Clinton.
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