“Democrats have gone further and further and further to the left with no end in sight.”
“New Yorkers deserve the choice to endure less suffering, not by shortening their lives, but by shortening their deaths.”
“The fact is that she agrees with them from a policy standpoint, even if she doesn't couch herself in the same title of socialist.”

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On the recordOctober 14, 2020
Donald Trump's closing argument is, what do you have to lose? The answer is everything. He's woefully unprepared to do this job. President is a serious job. It's not hosting a talk show or a reality show. If your closest advisers don't trust you to tweet, then how can we trust him with the nuclear codes?
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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Editor's note · Context

Obama critiques Trump's qualifications for the presidency and emphasizes the seriousness of the role.

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