05/19/2009
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"You don't want to wait until the last minute, and I think there will be an unprecedented turnout, so I encourage you to vote now before early voting closes on October 31. You have waited eight long ye..."
"I want you to think how you will feel if we wake up on Wednesday, November the 5th, the day after the election, and John McCain and Barack Obama are tied."
"I am asking you to work as hard for Barack as you worked for me. If you made phone calls for me, make them for Barack. If you walked streets for me, do it again for Barack."
"he's pragmatic, he is smart -- that he's going to have to figure out how to navigate through this enormous economic challenge."