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Barack Obama: “I think it’s going to require a little bit less navel-gazing and a little less whining and being in fetal positions.”

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I think it’s going to require a little bit less navel-gazing and a little less whining and being in fetal positions.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
msnbc.com
Jul 14, 2025

Editor's note · Context

Obama urges Democrats to toughen up and be more assertive in their political stance.

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