A month ago, they were all saying, oh, it's experience, experience, experience. And then they chose Palin and they start talking about change, change, change. What happened? What happened?
On the recordSeptember 7, 2008
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Obama questions the shift in McCain's campaign messaging regarding experience and change after selecting Palin as his running mate.
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