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Barack Obama: I've been talking about change this whole election. I talked about it when I was down 20 points in the summer. I talked…

On the recordJanuary 6, 2008
I've been talking about change this whole election. I talked about it when I was down 20 points in the summer. I talked about it when I was up. And now this change thing is catching on because you notice everybody's talking about change now.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama reflects on his consistent message of change throughout the election.

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