Political Quotes

On the recordNovember 20, 2016
I may engage in here, because I'm worried that there's going to be a vacuum.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama expresses concern about the leadership vacuum in the Democratic Party.

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