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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transcripts.cnn.comDavid Gergen: “Had this gone down -- and last night looked like it could go down in the Senate. He would have started out his…”
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Gergen highlights the potential consequences for Obama if the Senate vote had failed.
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