Barack Obama actually said...

Part of the reason that I got into politics is because we have to reclaim a tradition of public service that is about people and their lives.

Remarks in Chicago Announcing the Nomination of Tom Daschle as Secretary of Health and Human Services

12/10/2008

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Our fight goes on because we know this Nation can't succeed without a growing, thriving middle class.

I speak for every single American.

You have the power.

I'm fighting for the middle class, making sure people have a voice.