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Can any 2016 Democrat have that ‘new car smell’?

By Byron York

Published November 23, 2014 5:53pm ET

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Can any 2016 Democrat have that ‘new car smell’? — President Obama set off ripples in the political world Sunday morning when he said voters in the 2016 presidential race will want "that new car smell." (AP File) | MICHAEL OKONIEWSKI

President Obama set off ripples in the political world Sunday morning when he said voters in the 2016 presidential race will want “that new car smell.” Speaking with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, Obama said in picking a new leader, Americans will “want to drive something off the lot that doesn’t have as much mileage as me.”

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