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On the recordMarch 18, 2008
It's hard for me to get a sense of how we could be to blame for that situation. We have consistently said we'll play by whatever rules the DNC has laid out.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama responds to accusations of being responsible for the revote situation in Michigan.

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