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David Gergen

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David Gergen was an American political commentator and advisor who served in the administrations of four U.S. presidents, providing insights and guidance on various political matters. Born on May 9, 1942, in Massachusetts, Gergen held significant roles in both Republican and Democratic administrations, showcasing his ability to navigate the political landscape across party lines. He was also a professor of public service at Harvard University, where he influenced a new generation of leaders. In addition to his academic work, Gergen was a senior political analyst for CNN, contributing to public discourse on current events until his passing on July 10, 2025.

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Sep 27, 2016

This is like conducting a campaign in a locker room and having all the banter of people and it is sort of totally out of step with the times.

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Sep 26, 2016

He might actually practice and I think that would make a major difference.

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Sep 26, 2016

The professionalism of the Clinton campaign is beginning to make a difference.

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Sep 12, 2016

I think Donald Trump is on an outrageous course and he's been much less forthcoming than Hillary Clinton has been.

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Sep 12, 2016

The last nine Republican nominees for the presidency have disclosed their tax returns.

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Sep 12, 2016

It is important, if you're a president of the United States, to build up trust in the American people.

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Aug 15, 2016

Why in the world would you turn to somebody who just been forced out of a job over sexual harassment?

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Aug 9, 2016

I think that they, you know, they keep pledging to do things in a very ethical way. Hillary Clinton pledged back in 2009 there would be no inter -- overlap between the Foundation, the Clinton Foundation and the State Department while she…

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Aug 8, 2016

I think careless is being a generous description of what he said.

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Aug 8, 2016

It's wrong to raise the issue of violence. It's against the law to threaten any federal official.

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Aug 8, 2016

Many people think, you know, but, you know, I can tell you, people start using it on him, Hillary people start saying you know Hillary said that, well many people say that Donald Trump is a serial con man, many people say that Donald Trump…

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Aug 8, 2016

I think this last -- yeah this dust-up between them is going to leave him less enthusiastic obviously about going out and campaigning for Trump.

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Aug 8, 2016

If Trump loses by 10 points, the House probably goes to the Democrats.

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Aug 3, 2016

His biggest vulnerability as president is the economy and Donald Trump has not played that issue well.

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Jul 5, 2016

I think it's imperative that she come forward and respond to and answer a lot of questions that are on people's minds.

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Jun 7, 2016

We've moved into the general election period and it's here that you really need a professional team on the field. You need something that's very complete. And I think Hillary Clinton's team is completely outplayed the Donald Trump team…

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Jun 7, 2016

I think that her speech against him, you know, her, quote, foreign policy speech in which she assembled, you know, everything in that speech was known before, but still it had a powerful effect.

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Jun 7, 2016

I think his enthusiastic support, not only in the endorsement but in the campaign, along with very importantly Bernie Sanders' enthusiastic support if that were to come would be very, very helpful for Mrs. Clinton.

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Jun 7, 2016

Joe Biden coming out today and say let's not rush in, let's be -- give them a grace period here and I think the president is going to play peace maker.

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Jun 1, 2016

If being a member of NAACP was a disqualification, Thurgood Marshall could not serve on Brown versus Board of Education.

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