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David Gergen: “I think he is. I think, certainly, the positions that he's taken on abortion and on guns suggest to many voters, I think…”

On the recordJuly 7, 2008
I think he is. I think, certainly, the positions that he's taken on abortion and on guns suggest to many voters, I think rightly so, that he's not an ideological man of the left.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses Obama's political positioning and suggests he is moving towards the center.

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