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On the recordApril 20, 2008
So, we were told, the candidates, that they wouldn't count. So, we didn't campaign there. My name wasn't even on the ballot in Michigan. Senator Clinton agreed that they wouldn't count, until it turned out that we were winning.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama discusses the agreement regarding the counting of votes in Michigan and how it changed when he was winning.

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