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On the recordJanuary 6, 2008
Having Barack Obama as the leader of the Democratic Party means that we're going to have to have somebody who goes up against him, who is not a long-term senator.
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

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Romney discusses the challenges of running against Obama, whom he describes as a formidable candidate.

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