“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“Here is what you need to know: The 2020 election was not stolen; we won and he lost.”

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On the recordFebruary 11, 2009
we are so concerned that opinions overtake facts, and the next thing you know you are making decisions based on an insight but not really sound scientific evidence.
Said by
Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia
Source
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Editor's note · Context

Isakson emphasizes the importance of basing decisions on scientific evidence rather than opinions.

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