On the recordFebruary 10, 2008
I am happy to have a debate with John McCain, because we are the party of tomorrow. He's the party of yesterday.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “I am happy to have a debate with John McCain, because we are the party of tomorrow. He's the party of yesterday.”
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Obama expresses his willingness to debate McCain, framing the Democratic Party as the future.
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