“But a bomb planted by a Marxist revolutionary – well, that’s just merely a tragic excess of idealism.”
“Democrats have gone further and further and further to the left with no end in sight.”
“The fact is that she agrees with them from a policy standpoint, even if she doesn't couch herself in the same title of socialist.”
“A bomb planted by a neo-Nazi group was a nefarious and murderous act of evil.”
“New Yorkers deserve the choice to endure less suffering, not by shortening their lives, but by shortening their deaths.”
“Olive Garden’s never-ending pasta pass is more secure than our federal elections. Make sense to anyone? Pass the SAVE America Act.”

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On the recordOctober 20, 2020
I'm very proud of my presidency, but I didn't immediately solve systemic racism by virtue of me being president. We didn't immediately lift everybody out of poverty or fix every school or address every issue and impediment that was going on in a community like this one. But what I always tell young people is, we did make things better.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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Barack Obama reflects on the challenges faced during his presidency and emphasizes the importance of voting.

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