Political Quotes

David Gergen: But I think the first and most important decision is this vice-presidential decision, and Barack Obama was absolutely…

On the recordJune 4, 2008
But I think the first and most important decision is this vice-presidential decision, and Barack Obama was absolutely right today. This is the most important decision he has to make before the election.
Said by
David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Gergen emphasizes the significance of Obama's decision regarding the vice-presidential candidate.

Share

More from David Gergen

Nov 22, 2020

He is going to hand Joe Biden a country more divided than it needs to be by trying to de-legitimate an election that was clearly won by Joe Biden.

transcripts.cnn.com
Dec 27, 2021

Again, both sides are having an eye on the clock. In the Democrats' case, they really want to keep things speed up as much as they can, probably as they can because they know in November, they may lose the House of Representatives and the…

transcripts.cnn.com
Dec 17, 2020

President of United States has not had a security briefing, or security briefing since October 2nd. I've never heard of any president, under any circumstances, come anywhere close to that, and been so derelict of the duty.

transcripts.cnn.com
Oct 21, 2021

I think the signs are just as Margaret says. They are saying that he is increasingly interested. Strikingly, Anderson, his interest seems to intensify when he sees Biden in trouble.

transcripts.cnn.com

Other voices in this conversation