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Barack Obama

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Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 2005 to 2008 and served in the Illinois State Senate from 1997 to 2004. Obama is known for his signature policies including the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and his efforts in economic recovery following the 2008 financial crisis. His presidency was marked by significant legislative achievements and a focus on healthcare reform, climate change, and foreign policy initiatives such as the Iran nuclear deal.

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Oct 17, 2024

That's who Kamala is, that's the kind of president Kamala Harris will be.

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Oct 17, 2024

Donald Trump sees power as nothing more than a means to his ends. He wants the middle class to pay the price for another huge tax cut that would mostly help him and his country club buddies.

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Oct 17, 2024

What I cannot understand is why anyone would think that Donald Trump will shake things up in a way that is good for you.

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Oct 17, 2024

Instead of giving more tax cuts to billionaires and people who don't need them and raising prices on working families, Kamala is going to give a tax cut to 100 million middle class and working people here in America.

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Oct 17, 2024

Kamala Harris does not have concepts of a plan. She has an actual plan to make your life better.

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Oct 17, 2024

To lower housing cost, Kamala is going to cut red tape and work with state and local governments, as well as the private sector to build 3 million new homes, concrete plans.

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Oct 17, 2024

I am here to ask you to vote for my friend and your outstanding congressman, Raul Grijalva. Or your next member of Congress from the sixth district, Kirsten Angle. Or your outstanding next United States, Senator Ruben Gallego. And for the…

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Oct 17, 2024

Do not boo, vote. They can't hear you when you boo, but when you vote, everybody can hears you.

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Oct 17, 2024

Tucson, we do not need to see what an older, loonier Donald Trump looks like with no guard rails. We have had enough of arrogance and bumbling and bluster and division, America's ready to turn the page.

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Oct 17, 2024

I had spent the previous eight years cleaning up the mess that Republicans had left me. So when I handed over the economy to Donald Trump, we had had straight months of job growth and I said here you go, and all he did with it was give a…

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Oct 12, 2024

Get out and vote. It's not acceptable to sit on the sidelines.

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Oct 12, 2024

You’re thinking about sitting out or even supporting somebody who has a history of denigrating you because you think that’s a, a sign of strength? Because that’s what being a man is? Putting women down? That is not acceptable.

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