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On the recordJune 25, 2008
Either one of us could have won this election. It broke for a whole variety of factors that will be examined 20 years from now none of us can say for certain what exactly happened. But it is still possible, I think, for both of us to unify and if we understand the stakes involved and understand that there are people who need this country to change far more than any of us in this room.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama discusses the importance of unity and the need for change in the country.

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