Barack Obama: “There’s a core decency to the American people, a basic goodness and…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2012

There’s a core decency to the American people, a basic goodness and grit and determination of the American people.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at an Obama Victory Fund 2012 Fundraiser in San Antonio

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