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On the recordOctober 4, 2016
I think that they played the race card on me. This was used out of contest and twisted for political purposes by the Obama Campaign to try to breed resentment elsewhere.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Bill Clinton defends himself against accusations of playing the race card during the Obama campaign.

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