“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 4, 2008
If my showing up and endorsing him helps him, or if I'm against him and it helps him, either way, I want him to win.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas
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Editor's note · Context

Bush expresses his desire for McCain to win, regardless of his own involvement.

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