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Barack Obama: “If John McCain wants to follow George Bush with more tough talk and bad strategy, that is his choice – but it is not the…”

On the recordAugust 27, 2008
If John McCain wants to follow George Bush with more tough talk and bad strategy, that is his choice – but it is not the change we need.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Address Accepting the Presidential Nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Denver

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