Barack Obama
The Public Record
In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.
The real gamble in this election is to have the same old folks doing the same old things over and over and over again and somehow expecting a different result. That's a gamble we cannot take.
I've been talking about change this whole election. I talked about it when I was down 20 points in the summer. I talked about it when I was up. And now this change thing is catching on because you notice everybody's talking about change…
The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don't wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.
Bill Bradley has always called on Americans to reach for what is possible in our politics.
Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to the victims of this sudden disaster.
I have asked my staff and supporters in the area to take time out from campaigning this weekend to assist in the relief efforts.
I'm grateful for Governor Doyle's endorsement -- he knows what it takes to win, and to unite Americans to govern effectively in a nation that has been divided for too long.





