On the recordDecember 22, 2008
That's what comes with being -- you know, when people begin to think, you're Obama, you can change everything, that's what he's got to worry about.
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transcripts.cnn.comDavid Gergen: “That's what comes with being -- you know, when people begin to think, you're Obama, you can change everything, that's…”
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Gergen comments on the high expectations placed on Barack Obama due to his charisma and election.
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