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On the recordJune 26, 2008
No matter where we disagreed, these are the issues that have always united Senator Clinton and myself. They're the causes that unite both of us as Democrats. And I believe at this moment they are the causes that can unite us as Americans. Because the choice in this election is not between left or right, it's not between liberal or conservative, it's between the past and the future. And it's time for us to move towards that future together.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama emphasizes the unity between him and Hillary Clinton, framing the election as a choice between the past and the future.

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