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Barack Obama: “Yes. I think he's an extraordinary outlier. He is the kind of -- you know, he's a pioneer in so many respects.”

On the recordNovember 19, 2008
Yes. I think he's an extraordinary outlier. He is the kind of -- you know, he's a pioneer in so many respects.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Malcolm Gladwell describes Barack Obama as an extraordinary outlier in the context of success.

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