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Barack Obama: “I recognized the politics are hard for them because the easier thing to do is to give in to the most extreme voices…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
I recognized the politics are hard for them because the easier thing to do is to give in to the most extreme voices within their party and stand pat and do nothing.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama comments on the political challenges Senate Republicans face regarding his Supreme Court nomination.

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