You cannot just run away from the long-held views or your lifelong record. You can't erase 26 years of support for the very policies and people who helped to bring in some of the problems that we're seeing.
Barack Obama criticizes John McCain for trying to distance himself from his past political record.
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I think when we act on that basis, it doesn't always work out, but over time things do get better.
And I will fight for that, even if I don’t always think it’s going to win.
The fact that any president, or any administration, is willing to engage in such transparent efforts to intimidate someone should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views.
It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say.
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