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On the recordJune 17, 2008
I think families are -- are off-limits. I would never consider making Cindy McCain a campaign issue. And I -- and if I saw people doing that, I would speak out against it. And the fact that I haven't seen that from John McCain, I think, is a deep disappointment.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama expresses his stance on keeping families out of campaign issues, criticizing John McCain for not defending his wife.

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