David Gergen: “There's not much you can do. ... the second terms are always worse…”

On the recordNovember 8, 2006

There's not much you can do. ... the second terms are always worse than first terms. And boy, is George W. Bush proving that one.

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Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen comments on the challenges faced by President George W. Bush in his second term.

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