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Barack Obama: “We have probably taken as many hits as anybody has in this presidential campaign. Senator Clinton has not. John McCain…”

On the recordMay 4, 2008
We have probably taken as many hits as anybody has in this presidential campaign. Senator Clinton has not. John McCain certainly has not and yet I'm still here and, you know, competitive in both North Carolina and Indiana.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama discusses the challenges he has faced in the presidential campaign compared to his opponents.

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