“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
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On the recordFebruary 10, 2008
I am happy to have a debate with John McCain, because we are the party of tomorrow. He's the party of yesterday.
Said by
Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
transcripts.cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Obama expresses his willingness to debate McCain, framing the Democratic Party as the future.

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