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Barack Obama: “And Senator McCain is so out of touch with the struggles of working people that he gave a speech laying out his economic…”

On the recordMay 26, 2008
And Senator McCain is so out of touch with the struggles of working people that he gave a speech laying out his economic agenda last week, and he couldn't be even bothered to talk about the foreclosure crisis.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama claims McCain is disconnected from the economic issues affecting working people.

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