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Obama's 'Drop the Mic' Moment at the State of the Union

Andrew Rafferty
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President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 20, 2015.
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It may be the only line Americans remember from the 2015 State of the Union address.

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Calling for political unity, President Barack Obama declared to the GOP-controlled Congress that he has "no more campaigns to run."

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Some Republicans in the chamber applauded the idea, but the president was poised with a quick retort.

"I know because I won both of them," he said, referring to his two successful presidential campaigns.

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Even Republican Sen. John McCain, his rival in the 2008 election, applauded the joke.

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