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> [In 2010, I ran for Congress in a Democratic primary against someone who had been there for 18 years. 'The Daily News' endorsed me. I was in 'The New York Times' above the fold. CNBC called this one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reshma-saujani/in-2010-i-ran-for-congress-in-a-democratic-primary-against-someone/)

[Reshma Saujani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reshma-saujani/)

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> [I think, from a progressive point of view, to have a Democratic Congress and a Democratic White House, and to have spent the time on Obamacare, which had real benefits, 20 million insured, but not on inequality, was a major…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-brooks/i-think-from-a-progressive-point-of-view-to-have-a-democratic/)

[David Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-brooks/)

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