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David Gergen: “It's pretty clear they did not anticipate this backlash. They misjudged what was going to come.”

On the recordJune 2, 2014
It's pretty clear they did not anticipate this backlash. They misjudged what was going to come.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Gergen comments on the White House's misjudgment regarding the public backlash following the Bergdahl situation.

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