Political Quotes

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 20, 2020

Donald Trump is trash.

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Oct 20, 2020

He hasn't shown any interest in doing the work or helping anybody but himself and his friends or treating the presidency like a reality show that he can use to get attention.

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Oct 20, 2020

They understand that protest on behalf of social justice isn't un-American. That's the most American thing there is.

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Oct 20, 2020

Voting's about using the power we have and pooling it together to get a government that's more concerned and more responsive.

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Oct 20, 2020

People vote when they see other people voting, when they see their peer group voting. So I think that the most important thing we can do in these closing 12, 13 days is for us all to model and advertise that it's the cool thing and the…

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Oct 20, 2020

I think it was really based around this idea that, you know, wanting to remind people that their voice matters.

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Oct 20, 2020

Our democracy is not going to work if the people who are supposed to be our leaders, lie everyday, and just make things up. I mean, and we've just become numb to it, we just become immune to it every single day.

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Oct 20, 2020

We cannot leave any doubt in this election, because you know the president's already said, if this is even close, I'm going to just make stuff up.

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Oct 20, 2020

I can tell you this. Joe Biden would never call the men and women of our military suckers or losers.

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Oct 20, 2020

Joe's got a plan to create 10 million good clean energy jobs as part of a historic $2 trillion investment to fight climate change, to secure environmental justice.

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Oct 20, 2020

We cannot afford four more years of this, Philadelphia. But the good news is, right now, you can choose change. Right now, you can vote for my friend Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, as the next president and vice president…

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Oct 20, 2020

Joe and Kamala will protect your health care and expand Medicare and make insurance more affordable for everybody.

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