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On the recordNovember 30, 2016
I don't think the election should be read as a triumph of obstructionism. I don't -- I think Trump was not one of the candidates who ran on that. He ran it for change, to bust the whole thing out.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen discusses the nature of Trump's election and the perception of obstructionism.

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