On the recordJanuary 15, 2007“Politics has become so bitter and partisan, so gummed up by money and influence, that we can't tackle the big problems that demand solutions.”Said byBarack ObamaDemocratic · IllinoisSourcetranscripts.cnn.com
Nov 7, 2025“The essence of Prop. 50 is to say that if you are going to play that game, then we are going to try to counteract that abuse of the system.slate.com