Barack Obama: “The American people are on our side on the issues; they just have lost…”

On the recordMay 7, 2014

The American people are on our side on the issues; they just have lost faith that we can actually make it happen.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Lunch in La Jolla

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