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Barack Obama: “If your strategy depends on having fewer people show up to vote, that's not a sign of strength, that's a sign of…”

On the recordApril 10, 2014
If your strategy depends on having fewer people show up to vote, that's not a sign of strength, that's a sign of weakness.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the National Action Network's 16th Annual Convention in New York City

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