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David Gergen: I think the Clintons misread that some, and I think President Obama has misread that some. When you come and try to sell…

On the recordAugust 20, 2009
I think the Clintons misread that some, and I think President Obama has misread that some. When you come and try to sell something big, big government to the American people, they tend to be very, very weary of it.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses the American public's skepticism towards large government initiatives.

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