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David Gergen: “I think it's ultimately going to come down to a test of can a Democratic Party govern with this majority? And if they…”

On the recordNovember 8, 2009
I think it's ultimately going to come down to a test of can a Democratic Party govern with this majority? And if they can't govern, I think Candy's right, there's a sense in the party, they're really going to get punished.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses the challenges the Democratic Party faces in governing effectively with their current majority.

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