You cannot just run away from the long-held views or your lifelong record. You can't erase 26 years of support for the very policies and people who helped to bring in some of the problems that we're seeing.
Barack Obama criticizes John McCain for trying to distance himself from his past political record.
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That then makes them more interested in appeals by folks who say, 'The reason you don't feel respected is because women have been doing this, or this group has been doing that.' And that is not a healthy place to be.
Dick Durbin has always fought the good fight on behalf of working families, and his integrity shines through in everything he does.
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