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On the recordOctober 23, 2011
He's trying to set up all the obstruction and blaming the Republicans for stopping things.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen explains the president's strategy of highlighting Republican obstructionism to bolster his political narrative.

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