David Gergen actually said...

the danger for President Obama now is that the -- there is another parallel. And that is that the Clinton plan started out as very popular, but, over time, support for it crumbled in the public.

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Gergen warns Obama about the potential decline in public support for his health care initiative.

07/19/2009

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