“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordMarch 8, 1989
I am also concerned by the way in which perceptions based on groundless rumor seemed to be the basis on which at least some made up their minds.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

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Statement on the Failure of the Senate To Approve the Nomination of John Tower as Secretary of Defense

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