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Barack Obama: “Now, what we've seen in a way that is unique to modern political history is a president who is explicit in trying to…”

On the recordAugust 14, 2020
Now, what we've seen in a way that is unique to modern political history is a president who is explicit in trying to discourage people from voting, right? I think the Republicans view has been, it's all fair game as long as it helps us gain power. What we've never seen before is a president say, I'm going to try to actively kneecap the Postal Service to encourage voting and I will be explicit about the reason I'm doing it.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Obama discusses the unprecedented actions of a president trying to undermine the Postal Service to discourage voting.

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