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Barack Obama: “We worship an awesome God in the blue states. And we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the red…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2007
We worship an awesome God in the blue states. And we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the red states. We coach Little League in the blue states. And yes, we've got some gay friends in the red states.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama discusses the cultural differences between blue and red states.

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