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David Gergen: One of the reasons that there was such a big shift of independents to the Republicans in Virginia... is that McDonnell…

On the recordNovember 2, 2009
One of the reasons that there was such a big shift of independents to the Republicans in Virginia... is that McDonnell ran a campaign that appeared to the middle as well as to the right.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Analyzing the successful campaign strategy of a Republican candidate in Virginia.

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