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Barack Obama: My opponent believes in the sort of top-down economic theories that, I think, got us into this mess in the first place.

On the recordSeptember 27, 2012
My opponent believes in the sort of top-down economic theories that, I think, got us into this mess in the first place.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at an Obama Victory Fund 2012 Fundraiser

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