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On the recordMarch 11, 2008
If someone had said about Hillary Clinton, you know, 'If she weren't a woman, she wouldn't be here,' people in the Clinton camp would have clearly taken offense at that.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen compares the offensive nature of comments made about Obama to potential comments about Hillary Clinton.

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