Barack Obama: “I didn't run for President just to get back to where we were, I ran…”

On the recordApril 27, 2010

I didn't run for President just to get back to where we were, I ran for President so that we could move forward.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at POET Biorefining in Macon

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