“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordJanuary 26, 2022
There are a couple of things that, in my mind at least, contribute to our politics being more polarized than people actually are.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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Obama addresses the polarization in media and its impact on politics.

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