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On the recordJanuary 3, 2008
We won among union voters. We won among women. We won among African-Americans and whites. We won among older voters who had, you know, not participated in the caucuses before. We had independents coming in. And we had Republicans who decided to change party affiliation to caucus for us, and, most importantly, we had young people.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama highlights the diverse support he received in the Iowa caucuses.

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