Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 18, 2008
My gut tells me that the people who were not going to be voting for me are not going to be voting for me after this speech and, even if they think that I made some good points, there are other reasons why they're not going to vote for me.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama shares his thoughts on the potential impact of his speech on voters' decisions.

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