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David Gergen: “There are the Democrats running in red states have to be worried now about the -- the stress and the anger that you see…”

On the recordJune 9, 2014
There are the Democrats running in red states have to be worried now about the -- the stress and the anger that you see in the populace right now.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen warns that Democratic candidates in conservative areas should be concerned about public sentiment after Cantor's defeat.

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