David Gergen actually said...

"They have lost control of the national message over the summer."

"It certainly does. And you make one little mistake, and it can be amplified so quickly now through the Internet, that people are extra careful."

"In the last two summers, the Democrats have lost control of the national message over the summer."

"I think it's going to be really important that he give Hillary Clinton and George Mitchell, her negotiator, a lot of responsibility in these early months while he focuses on the economy."