Political Quotes

On the recordApril 27, 2008
You've got a choice in this election about whether you want to continue the same old divided politics that we've been accustomed to, the same mudslinging, the same negative attacks, the same distortions and distractions.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama emphasizes the choice voters have in moving away from negative politics.

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