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Hillary Clinton: “The Republican Party is run like a plantation, and you know what I'm talking about.”

On the recordDecember 28, 2008
The Republican Party is run like a plantation, and you know what I'm talking about.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Hillary Clinton's comment on the perception of the Republican Party among African-American voters.

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