Barack Obama actually said...

Look, you can have an issue when it comes to faith. You can talk about guns. You can talk about being from a small town. But the reality is you can't vote against your economic interests.

Context

Obama emphasizes the importance of economic interests over other issues for voters.

05/19/2008

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