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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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Jan 13, 2025

But living in a democracy is about recognizing that our point of view won’t always win out, and being willing to accept the peaceful transfer of power.

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Jan 13, 2025

This is obviously not the outcome we had hoped for, given our profound disagreements with the Republican ticket on a whole host of issues.

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Oct 30, 2024

You have in Donald Trump, somebody who consistently shown disregard to people who are not like him.

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Oct 29, 2024

I just wanted to let you know, I could not be prouder of you, the kind of campaign you've conducted.

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Oct 26, 2024

In politics, a good rule of thumb is, don't say you want to do anything like Hitler.

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Oct 24, 2024

Have you seen Mr. Trump lately? He's out there just -- he -- he'll -- he'll give like two and a half hour speeches, just a word salad.

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Oct 23, 2024

Some of you know when I was growing up, I didn't have a father in the house. But I did have people around me, stepfather, grandparents, teachers, coaches and most of all my mother, who tried to teach me the difference between right and…

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Oct 23, 2024

And the good news is, we've got a candidate to vote for in this election who demonstrates that kind of character, who knows what real strength looks like, who will set a good example and do the right thing and lead this country better than…

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Oct 23, 2024

Real strength is about working hard and taking responsibility and telling the truth even when it's inconvenient.

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Oct 23, 2024

And one of the most disturbing things about this election and about Trump's rise in politics is how we seem to have set the values we were taught aside, how we seem to disregard them, how we pretend they don't matter.

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Oct 23, 2024

Look, politics, it's not going to solve all your problems. No president is going to eliminate poverty in one term or eliminate racism because those problems are hard. It -- it takes steps, a little bit at a time.

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Oct 21, 2024

For anyone who has any nostalgia about the Trump economy. That was my economy.

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Oct 19, 2024

Being here in Tucson, I'm thinking about my friend John McCain. I mean, one of the most disturbing things about this election and, and Donald Trump's rise in politics is how we seem to have set aside the values that people like a John…

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Oct 17, 2024

That's who Kamala is, that's the kind of president Kamala Harris will be.

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Oct 17, 2024

Instead of giving more tax cuts to billionaires and people who don't need them and raising prices on working families, Kamala is going to give a tax cut to 100 million middle class and working people here in America.

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Oct 17, 2024

Kamala already worked with Joe Biden to take on the drug companies, bring down the cost of insulin, hearing aids, more than 50 prescription drugs.

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Oct 17, 2024

To lower housing cost, Kamala is going to cut red tape and work with state and local governments, as well as the private sector to build 3 million new homes, concrete plans.

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Oct 17, 2024

Kamala Harris does not have concepts of a plan. She has an actual plan to make your life better.

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Oct 17, 2024

I had spent the previous eight years cleaning up the mess that Republicans had left me. So when I handed over the economy to Donald Trump, we had had straight months of job growth and I said here you go, and all he did with it was give a…

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Oct 17, 2024

So the question is not whether or not we need to do some things different. The question is who's really going to do something about it.

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Oct 17, 2024

Tucson, we do not need to see what an older, loonier Donald Trump looks like with no guard rails. We have had enough of arrogance and bumbling and bluster and division, America's ready to turn the page.

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Oct 17, 2024

Do not boo, vote. They can't hear you when you boo, but when you vote, everybody can hears you.

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