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On the recordSeptember 23, 2021
What drove me to that campaign was seeing someone that looked like me. I remember that day exactly. I was watching TV with my dad. And I saw the president speaking, saw President Obama speaking about hope, and about how we needed to get together to move forward to fight for folks.
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Maxwell Frost
Democratic · Florida
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msnbc.com

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Frost reflects on how President Obama's message inspired him to get involved in politics.

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