If you will stand with me and fight with me, I promise you, we will not just win Florida. We will win this election. You and I together, we will change this country. We will change the world.
Barack Obama
The Public Record
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.
I don't get too high when things are going well and I don't get too low when things are going tough.
Tomorrow, you can turn the page on policies that have put the greed and irresponsibility of Wall Street before the hard work and sacrifice of folks on Main Street.
Understand, if we want to meet the challenges of this moment, we need to get beyond the old ideological debates and divides between left and right.
The last thing we can afford is four more years of the tired, old theory that says we should give more to billionaires and big corporations and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else.
We can prove that we are not as divided as our politics would suggest, that we are more than a collection of Red States and Blue States - we are the United States of America.
We are in the middle of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
It's time for change, and that's why I'm running for President of the United States.
I will give a tax break to 95% of Americans who work every day and get taxes taken out of their paychecks every week.
We need a better government - a more competent government - a government that upholds the values we hold in common as Americans.
In two days, you can turn the page on policies that have put the greed and irresponsibility of Wall Street before the hard work and sacrifice of folks on Main Street.
That's what hope is--that thing inside that insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that there are better days ahead.
You know, I know that General Petraeus has discussed the possibility of trying to peel away more moderate factions within the Taliban.
We're going to let you buy the same kind of health insurance that members of Congress give themselves.
If you already have health insurance, the only thing I'm going to do is I'm going to work to lower your premiums.
There's a way of making sure that we're not giving tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas like John McCain supports.





