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John McCain: I'm sorry to say that it is. It's legitimate and we don't -- there's no place in this campaign for that. There's no…

On the recordJuly 30, 2008
I'm sorry to say that it is. It's legitimate and we don't -- there's no place in this campaign for that. There's no place for it and we shouldn't be doing it.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain acknowledges that it is fair to accuse Obama of playing the race card.

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