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Hillary Clinton: “You know, I am really thrilled to be running at a time in our history when on a stage you can see an African-American…”

On the recordAugust 8, 2007
You know, I am really thrilled to be running at a time in our history when on a stage you can see an African-American man, a Hispanic man, and a woman. You don't see that on the other side of the aisle when they have their debates.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Hillary Clinton expresses her excitement about the diversity of candidates in the current presidential race.

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