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On the recordJune 5, 2008
People need to understand that the primary's over. We have a candidate, his name is Barack Obama and the Republicans have had a candidate for a couple months and his name is John McCain.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Reid emphasizes the need for party unity after the primary season.

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