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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 28, 2020

Last week when Trump was asked if he'd do anything differently, you know what he said? He said, not much. not much.

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Oct 27, 2020

Our current president, he whines that '60 Minutes' is too tough. You think he's going to stand up to dictators?

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Oct 27, 2020

If he had been focused on COVID from the beginning, cases wouldn't be reaching new record highs across the country this week.

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Oct 27, 2020

Race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now.

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Oct 27, 2020

Just yesterday, he said that Putin of Russia, Xi of China, and Kim Jong-un of North Korea want him to win. We know! We know because you've been giving them whatever they want for the last four years. Of course, they want you to win. That's…

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Oct 27, 2020

We can't just dream for a better future. We got to fight for a better future. We got out hustled the other side. We've got to vote like never before and leave no doubt.

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Oct 26, 2020

More than 225,000 people in this country are dead. More than 100,000 small businesses have closed, half a million jobs are gone in Florida alone.

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Oct 26, 2020

We've got to elect folks who will get to work for people like you. That's why I'm supporting Reverend Raphael Warnock in the special election for Senate. Reverend Warnock is someone I've known for years. He's a man of great moral…

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Oct 26, 2020

Listen, you got a president right now, he wants full credit for an economy that he inherited. He wants zero blame for the pandemic he ignored.

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Oct 26, 2020

We can't afford four more years of this. That's why we got to send Joe Biden to the White House.

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Oct 26, 2020

If he had been focused on COVID from the beginning, cases wouldn't be reaching new record highs across the country this week.

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Oct 26, 2020

if the Republican -- if this version of the Republican Party is going to keep blocking any progress whatsoever on any issue, if they're going to treat the courts as a place where you just stack right-wing ideologues to promote right-wing…

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Oct 26, 2020

if he can't answer a tough question like, what would you like to do in your second term? Then it's our job to make sure he doesn't get a second term.

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Oct 26, 2020

This is the most important election of your lifetime.

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Oct 26, 2020

What's his closing argument? That people are too focused on COVID. He said this in one of his rallies, COVID, COVID, COVID, he's complaining. He's jealous of COVID's media coverage.

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Oct 25, 2020

He hasn't shown any interest in doing the work or helping anybody except himself or treating the presidency like a reality show.

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Oct 25, 2020

And if you have already voted, what do you need to do? You have got to go help your friends and family make a plan to vote, because this election requires every single one of us. What we do in these next 10 days will matter for decades to…

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Oct 23, 2020

You know Mike Espy has a great chance to win this election for the senate and keep Mississippi moving forward. You are finally able to change the flag. Now you can change your senator, too.

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Oct 23, 2020

I thought I would share with you how I'm voting because I have been voting by mail for years.

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Oct 22, 2020

We had the highest African-American turnout in history, but it was still only about 60 percent. When people say voting doesn't make a difference, we've never tried what it would look like if it was 80 percent voting. Voting's about using…

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Oct 22, 2020

Donald Trump isn't suddenly going to protect all of us. He can't even take the basic steps to protect himself. Treating the presidency like a reality show. Tweeting at the television doesn't fix things. That's not normal presidential…

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Oct 21, 2020

This idea that somehow this White House has done anything but completely screw this up is just not true.

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Oct 21, 2020

So Joe is not going to screw up testing. He's not going to call scientists idiots. He's not going to host a super-spreader event at the White House.

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Oct 21, 2020

With Joe and Kamala at the helm, you are not going to have to think about the crazy things they said every day. And that's worth a lot. You're not going to have to argue about them every day. It just won't be so exhausting.

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Oct 21, 2020

I love coming to Pennsylvania. You guys delivered for me twice and I am back here tonight to ask you to deliver the White House for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

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