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On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
Had this gone down -- and last night looked like it could go down in the Senate. He would have started out his presidency in a very weakened position.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen highlights the potential consequences for Obama if the Senate vote had failed.

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