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John McCain: “It's been a long campaign and after months of campaign trail eloquence, we finally learned what Senator Obama's economic…”

On the recordOctober 23, 2008
It's been a long campaign and after months of campaign trail eloquence, we finally learned what Senator Obama's economic goal is. As he told Joe the plumber back in Ohio, he wants to, quote, 'spread the wealth around.'
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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John McCain criticizes Barack Obama's economic goals during the campaign.

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