“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 3, 2022
On the surface it may appear neutral, have the effect of discouraging people from voting.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Barack Obama comments on how certain laws may seem neutral but ultimately discourage voting.

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