“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordOctober 26, 2007
Together we can unite this country and get to work on real issues, like ending the war in Iraq and making health care affordable and accessible to all Nevadans.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

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Obama Campaign Press Release - Obama Makes Statement on Nevada Day

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