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David Gergen: This is one of the threshold questions that when you run for high public office, you have to face.

On the recordAugust 8, 2008
This is one of the threshold questions that when you run for high public office, you have to face.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses the implications of personal scandals for candidates running for high office.

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