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Barack Obama: “Now, I will leave it up to Senator McCain to explain to the American people whether his policies and positions represent…”

On the recordMay 19, 2008
Now, I will leave it up to Senator McCain to explain to the American people whether his policies and positions represent long-held convictions or Washington calculations, but the one thing they don't represent is change.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama challenges McCain to clarify his policy positions and asserts they do not represent change.

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