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title: "4 Black Candidate Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Because of where I come from, I never thought I'd see in my life a black candidate running for President.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-l-jackson/because-of-where-i-come-from-i-never-thought-i-d-see-in-my-life-a/)

[Samuel L. Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-l-jackson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49f/samuel-l-jackson-3595_black_because-of-where-i-come-from-i-never-tho_248800.jpg)

> [I think that seeing as much support as somebody like Obama as a black candidate running for president in a country that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-draiman/i-think-that-seeing-as-much-support-as-somebody-like-obama-as-a-black/)

[David Draiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-draiman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51d/david-draiman-4783_african-american_i-think-that-seeing-as-much-support-as-s_1312848.png)

> [Barack Obama didn't get elected president, would never have been elected president, had he decided to run as a black candidate. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gwen-ifill/barack-obama-didn-t-get-elected-president-would-never-have-been/)

[Gwen Ifill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gwen-ifill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/644/gwen-ifill-10218_barack_barack-obama-didn-t-get-elected-presiden_1382623.jpg)

> [During the protracted tooth-and-nail tussle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic primaries, I was one of those fierce…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lionel-shriver/during-the-protracted-tooth-and-nail-tussle-between-barack-obama-and/)

[Lionel Shriver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lionel-shriver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c1/lionel-shriver-744_barack-obama_during-the-protracted-tooth-and-nail-tus_2632003.jpg)

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