"If Walker pulls this off, then a lot of conservatives are going to say, 'He was a man of great courage, he took this on and he won, '" Gergen said.

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It took courage for Sullivan to accept this invitation.

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It took considerable courage for Frank Wolf to lay out this bill of particulars.

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The stories of everyday Americans and, more importantly, the courage it took to share those stories is what kept this effort alive and moving forward even when it looked like it was lost.

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