On the recordJanuary 6, 2008
The real gamble in this election is to have the same old folks doing the same old things over and over and over again and somehow expecting a different result. That's a gamble we cannot take.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “The real gamble in this election is to have the same old folks doing the same old things over and over and over again…”
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Obama emphasizes the need for change in leadership and warns against repeating past mistakes.
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