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On the recordJanuary 11, 2008
The bigger underdog in America is the middle class, who are struggling, working people in this country who are struggling every single day, low income families.
Said by
John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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Edwards highlights the struggles of the middle class and low-income families in America.

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