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Worked hard to avoid. the association threatened to derail everything. but obama seized the chance. to explain his ties to wright, he spoke to a broader, tougher topic -- race in america. >> the issues that have surfaced over the last few weeks reflect the complexities of race in this country that we've never really worked through. >> the fact that he wrote it in about 12 hours speaks volumes to his sincerity. i mean, he really spoke from the heart and i think that came across in the speech. >> it was a gamble, but it worked. you the campaign was back on track. obama went on to clinch the demo...

Man, an image his campaign worked hard to avoid. the association threatened to derail everything. but obama seized the chance. to explain his ties to wright, he spoke to a broader, tougher topic -- race in america. >> the issues that have surfaced over the last few weeks reflect the complexities of race in this country that we've never really worked through. >> the fact that he wrote it in about 12 hours speaks volumes to his sincerity. i mean, he really spoke from the heart and i think that came across in the speech. >> it was a gamble, but it worked. the campaign was back on track. obama wen...

But obama seized the chance. to explain his ties to wright, he spoke to a broader, tougher topic -- race in america. >> the issues that have surfaced over the last few weeks reflect the complexities of race in this country that we've never really worked through. >> the fact that he wrote it in about 12 hours speaks volumessincerity. >> it was a gamble, but it worked. obama went on to clinch the democratic nomination. in the general election that fall, his republican opponent chose not to engage in the race question. >> there was a tremendous debate in the republican party about how to use the ...

[ muted ] america! >> the reaction was damning. reverend wright had officiated at obama's wedding and baptized his children. the association threatened to derail everything. but obama seized the chance. to explain his ties to wright, he spoke to a broader, tougher topic -- race in america. >> the issues that have surfaced over the last few weeks reflect the complexities of race in this country that we've never really worked through. >> the fact that he wrote it in about 12 hours speaks volumessi. >> it was a gamble, but it worked. obama went on to clinch the democratic nomination. in the gener...

He spoke to a broader, tougher topic -- race in america. >> the issues that have surfaced over the last few weeks reflect the complexities of race in this country that we've never really worked through. >> the fact that he wrote it in about 12 hours speaks volumes to his sincerity. >> it was a gamble, but it worked. obama went on to clinch the democratic nomination. in the general election that fall, his republican opponent chose not to engage in the race question. >> there was a tremendous debate in the republican party about how to use the reverend wright, for example, as a political weapon ...