Political Quotes

On the recordJune 26, 2007
The only person who would probably be prepared to be president on day one would be Bill Clinton, not Hillary Clinton.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Barack Obama asserts that Bill Clinton is more prepared for the presidency than Hillary Clinton.

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