Political Quotes

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.

Quotes by year · 2001202630,490 total · peak 2009 (4082)
2001: 1 quote2004: 13 quotes2005: 30 quotes2006: 32 quotes2007: 807 quotes2008: 2,275 quotes2009: 4,082 quotes2010: 3,632 quotes2011: 3,667 quotes2012: 3,766 quotes2013: 2,926 quotes2014: 3,019 quotes2015: 2,648 quotes2016: 2,711 quotes2017: 189 quotes2018: 24 quotes2019: 5 quotes2020: 220 quotes2021: 119 quotes2022: 111 quotes2023: 8 quotes2024: 101 quotes2025: 71 quotes2026: 33 quotes
Aug 18, 2020

This pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they're doing. A lot of them aren't even pretending to be in charge.

msnbc.com
Aug 15, 2020

But even as we sit here, there are those in power who are doing their darndest to discourage people from voting.

transcripts.cnn.com
Aug 15, 2020

Joe Biden won't just make a good vice president, he will make a great vice president.

transcripts.cnn.com
Aug 15, 2020

There's nobody that I trust more to be able to heal this country and get it back on track than my dear friend, Joe Biden.

transcripts.cnn.com
Aug 14, 2020

Kamala is somebody I've known for years. She is smart, she is tough. She is somebody who I think will be able to share the stage with Mike Pence or whoever -- anybody else and dissect some of the terrible decisions that have been made over…

msnbc.com
Aug 14, 2020

One thing that those of us who are interested in helping democracy, not just the campaign, can do if we're relatively young and healthy and less at risk of serious damage if we contract the disease, is to volunteer as a poll worker.

msnbc.com
Aug 14, 2020

Now, what we've seen in a way that is unique to modern political history is a president who is explicit in trying to discourage people from voting, right? I think the Republicans view has been, it's all fair game as long as it helps us…

msnbc.com
Aug 14, 2020

How do we protect the integrity of the election process? How do we make sure that people's votes are counted?

msnbc.com
Aug 14, 2020

The Republican Party for quite some time has actively tried to discourage people's votes from counting in all kinds of ways, whether it's voter ID laws or, you know, blatant gerrymandering, making it difficult for people in certain…

msnbc.com
Aug 13, 2020

Joe was not the person I was closest to of the candidates. We were different in age, different in background. His politics were a little bit different than mine. But it was precisely those differences that I thought made him ideal.

msnbc.com
Aug 13, 2020

Now, what we've seen in a way that is unique to modern political history is a president who is explicitly trying to discourage people from voting.

msnbc.com

Politicians like Barack Obama