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Ken Salazar: I liken it, always, to the election of Abraham Lincoln or to the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
I liken it, always, to the election of Abraham Lincoln or to the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Said by
Ken Salazar
Democratic · Colorado

Editor's note · Context

Salazar compares Obama's election to historic transformative presidencies.

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