David Gergen actually said...

"He can get -- he can get the background checks done. I think that is very doable this year. But Anderson, he doesn't have the support in the Democratic Party much less the Republican Party that he nee..."

"The Republican Party can repair itself over time. But right now it has to act as if look, the country's needs come first."

"The fact is the Republicans have been losing the message war on this. They are, everybody knows that."

"They missed that moment. But I think the real thing is not who pays the price. I think Republicans have a point that they're going to pay the price. But the real people who are going to pay the price ..."