David Gergen actually said...

"If John McCain were to win Florida and I do think that that would help him enormously."

"Well, one thing, George W. Bush is not in the race. And that helps a lot."

"I think there's been a wariness about him. We saw that among evangelicals out in Iowa, when Huckabee won."

"One thing, George W. Bush is not in the race. And that helps a lot."