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

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McCain acknowledges that it is fair to accuse Obama of playing the race card and emphasizes that such tactics have no place in the campaign.

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