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On the recordApril 15, 2008
I thought, overall, that what you saw tonight was just what Candy said. And that was that every time one of these potential criticisms came up, Hillary Clinton wanted to dig it in, and he wanted to get away from these kind of questions.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen comments on the debate dynamics, noting Clinton's focus on criticisms of Obama while he attempts to shift the conversation.

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