On the recordNovember 3, 2015
I always have to remind people that when I ran in 2008, I didn't say, 'Yes, I can.' I said, 'Yes, we can.'
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “I always have to remind people that when I ran in 2008, I didn't say, 'Yes, I can.' I said, 'Yes, we can.'”
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Remarks at a Democratic National Committee Fundraiser in Potomac
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