“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 recordSeptember 23, 2007
Iran is now the greatest strategic challenge to America in the Middle East in a generation.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Obama Statement to Rally Opposing Iran's Nuclear Ambitions

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