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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 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

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

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

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

There is also a question of his competence. Have you seen him lately? I mean, he is out there. He's given two, two and a half hour speeches, just word salads.

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Oct 17, 2024

And the good news is Kamala Harris is ready to do the job. This is a leader who has spent her life fighting on behalf of people who need a voice who need a champion.

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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

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

What I cannot understand is why anyone would think that Donald Trump will shake things up in a way that is good for you.

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Oct 12, 2024

You’re thinking about sitting out or even supporting somebody who has a history of denigrating you because you think that’s a, a sign of strength? Because that’s what being a man is? Putting women down? That is not acceptable.

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Oct 12, 2024

Get out and vote. It's not acceptable to sit on the sidelines.

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Oct 12, 2024

The idea of intentionally trying to deceive people in their most desperate and vulnerable moments. And my question is, when did that become okay?

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Oct 10, 2024

We have not yet seen the same kinds of energy and turnout in all quarters of our neighborhoods and communities as we saw when I was running.

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Oct 10, 2024

Part of it makes me think that -- well, you just aren't feeling the idea of having a woman as president. That you're coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that.

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Oct 9, 2024

Instead of giving more tax breaks to billionaires and raising prices on working families, Kamala will give a tax cut to 100 million middle class and working people here in America.

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Oct 9, 2024

the reason some people think, wow, I don't know, I remember that economy when he first came in being pretty good. Yes, it was pretty good, because it was my economy. The other day, his running mate had the nerve to say, Donald Trump…

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Oct 9, 2024

And, by the way, I'm sorry, gentlemen, I've noticed this, especially with some men who seem to think Trump's behavior, the bullying and the putting people down is a sign of strength. And I am here to tell you, that is not what real…

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Oct 9, 2024

all the guy cares about is doing the job and looking after you, the people he was elected to serve. That's the kind of person we need to send back to Washington, that's kind of person who's going to help Kamala get stuff done. Folks who…

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Oct 9, 2024

Vote of Tim Walz as the next vice president of the United States.

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Oct 9, 2024

What I cannot understand is why anybody would think that Donald Trump will shake things up in a way that is good for you, Pennsylvania.

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Oct 9, 2024

And let me tell you, there are a lot of brothers and cousins. And I can tell you that no one is more humble and more honest and more rooted in his community and has more integrity than Bob Casey.

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Oct 9, 2024

And yet when Donald Trump lies, or cheats, or shows utter disregard for our Constitution, when he calls POWs losers, or fellow citizens vermin, people make excuses for it.

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Oct 9, 2024

Donald Trump is a 78-year-old billionaire who has not stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago.

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Oct 9, 2024

If Donald Trump does not care that a mob might attack his own vice president, do you think he cares about you?

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