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On the recordNovember 1, 2016
But if we let this thing slip, and I've got a situation where my last two months in office are preparing for a transition to Donald Trump whose staff people have said that their primary agenda is to have him in the first couple of weeks, sit in the Oval Office and reverse every single thing that we've done? And so if you really care about my presidency and what we've accomplished, then you are going to go and vote.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama emphasizes the importance of voting to protect his legacy from Trump's agenda.

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