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David Gergen: “I think it's something that's spontaneous. It's happening in the country where just tons and tons of people are coming…”

On the recordOctober 29, 2020
I think it's something that's spontaneous. It's happening in the country where just tons and tons of people are coming out because they feel that democracy is at stake that we're in real trouble here.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses the high voter turnout and the perception of democracy being at stake.

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