Barack Obama said "I never expected to be here, I always knew this journey was improbable." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordNovember 29, 2007

I never expected to be here, I always knew this journey was improbable.

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Remarks at the Democratic National Committee Fall Meeting in Washington

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