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Barack Obama: “I feel very confident that we will be so close in terms of the actual delegates that, if it's not Tuesday, then it will…”

On the recordMay 27, 2008
I feel very confident that we will be so close in terms of the actual delegates that, if it's not Tuesday, then it will be Wednesday or Thursday that we can say that I'm the nominee and that we're ready to take on John McCain.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama expresses confidence about becoming the Democratic nominee.

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