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Barack Obama: “The question for John McCain isn't whether Phil Gramm will continue as chairman of his campaign, but whether he will…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2008
The question for John McCain isn't whether Phil Gramm will continue as chairman of his campaign, but whether he will continue to keep the economic plan that Gramm authored and that represents a continuation of the policies that have failed American families for the last eight years.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Barack Obama responded to Phil Gramm's resignation, questioning McCain's economic policies.

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