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David Gergen: I think that some of the comments she made over the last few days, you know, she was scratching away, as Mark said. She…

On the recordApril 15, 2008
I think that some of the comments she made over the last few days, you know, she was scratching away, as Mark said. She was trying to push him down on this. But I think it also struck a lot of voters that it sounded somewhat phony.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen critiques Hillary Clinton's recent comments and negative campaigning tactics, suggesting they may come off as insincere to voters.

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