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Barack Obama: If I'm not mistaken, I think they already indicated there was -- family indicated that they probably wouldn't be…

On the recordAugust 7, 2008
If I'm not mistaken, I think they already indicated there was -- family indicated that they probably wouldn't be attending the convention. I understand that. Look, this is a difficult and painful time for them. And I think they need to work through that process of healing. But -- but my sense is that that's going to be their top priority. John Edwards was a great champion of working people during the course of this campaign. Many of his themes are ones that Democrats as a whole share. Those will be amplified in the convention. And I wish them all well.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama discusses the situation of John Edwards and expresses sympathy for his family's difficult time while acknowledging Edwards' contributions to the Democratic campaign.

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