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John McCain: “I did not bring up the issue. Senator Obama did, three times in one day. And his campaign later retracted it. So, I…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2008
I did not bring up the issue. Senator Obama did, three times in one day. And his campaign later retracted it. So, I think it's pretty obvious that at least they acknowledge that. So he brought up the issue of race, I responded to it because I'm disappointed. And I don't want that issue to be part of this campaign. And since his campaign retracted it, I'm ready to move on.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain addresses the issue of race in the presidential campaign, responding to accusations from Obama's campaign.

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