David Gergen

I happen to think that Barack Obama is a phenomenal candidate, but I do think the country deserves to know more about him before we, in effect -- before, in effect, he wins the prize.

I think it's very, very important that she go out with class and with dignity, if she goes out February 5.

It seems to me it's a state where there's a fear of terrorism on the Republican side and concern about national security.

He had -- I'm surprised he didn't make more of an effort in New Hampshire. It seems to me it's a state where there's a lot fear of terrorism on the Republican side and concern about national security.

Mark Penn works for Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton doesn't work for Mark Penn.

He could, McCain has very strong support among independents in New Hampshire.

What is this rush to judgment? Everybody ought to be careful. If this process -- don't rush in. There's almost a coronation.

If she comes in second, she's crippled.

She has to win in New Hampshire.

I don't think she's the front-runner. How can you say -- I don't think there is a front-runner necessarily. But he's got the momentum.

I want to come back to this. I think Barack Obama benefits greatly from having been a grass-roots organizer.

I think if she comes in second, she's crippled. That does not mean she's finished, but it's very hard to see because he'll probably then go on to win South Carolina.

She might, but I don't think she has enough time between now and Tuesday in New Hampshire. And Tuesday's critical for her. She has to win New Hampshire.

What voters were turning to were two candidates, Huckabee and Obama, who seemed authentic.

All indications are -- I talked to the Obama campaign today. They think they're going to have a bigger turnout of independents in New Hampshire than they had in Iowa.

If Huckabee comes out and beats Romney, then McCain does really well in New Hampshire, it's a wide-open ball game and Rudy's strategy may come out to work for him.

If Mitt Romney wins tomorrow night in Iowa, I think Rudy Giuliani's decision not to go into those early states is going to turn out to be a terrible mistake.

I would imagine that would be Dick Haass's view on this, that that would be exactly the wrong way to go right now, that you've got to roll the dice with Musharraf and try to push him toward democratic reforms, postpone this election and…

There's no heir apparent. The Republicans always like the next person standing in line. That's what they rally behind.

I'm looking to see if she can pull herself together and come up with a clear, focused appeal to the voters.

I think that's unfair to the people involved.

Not at all, because, in both parties now, we have very, very close races. And, naturally, you're going to go in this direction.

I think he is playing the religion card.

I do think, when you start using the word cocaine, as Mark Penn did, it does suggest it, and I think it can have some reverberations.

It reminds people of the old politics. And that's exactly what Barack Obama has been campaigning against, the old-style politics, the odious attack -- attack ads, the negative attacks and all the rest.