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What we are going to do as Democrats is put together a really strong platform that focuses on jobs and economic issues.

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I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me.
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I made education the highest priority of my campaign - actually education and jobs - and the reason is a simple one: I think the future of America depends on it.
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