On the recordOctober 27, 2008
John McCain -- and I'm just amazed by this -- he calls making everybody have a chance and give them opportunity, he calls that socialism. I call it opportunity.
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transcripts.cnn.com“John McCain -- and I'm just amazed by this -- he calls making everybody have a chance and give them opportunity, he calls that socialism. I call it opportunity.”
Obama responds to McCain's labeling of his policies as socialism, framing them instead as opportunities for all.
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