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Top Hillary Surrogate Disagrees With Bill: No Candidate Played Race Card
A top Hillary surrogate appears to disagree with Bill Clinton's now-infamous assertion the other day that the Obama campaign played the race card against him.
New York governor David Paterson, who's African American, was asked on a Hillary campaign conference call moments ago whether he agreed with Bill's assertion.
"I don't think that either of the candidates has played the race card in this campaign," Paterson said, after wondering aloud a bit about the context of Bill's remarks.
In a reference to both race and gender, Paterson continued: "I don't think either candidate pushed that button."
It's obviously a delicate spot for Paterson, but he could have sidestepped the question, and he didn't.
Late Update: Here's the audio from the call:
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