Obama Election Quotes

After President Obama's election, efforts at othering Obama quickly became about smearing his non-partisan allies and ambassadors.

— Christine Pelosi

“Barack Obama’s election was a triumph of hope. But his presidency was a triumph of persistence.”

— David Litt

Many people who voted for Mr. Obama in the last election did so based on skin color.

— Alveda King

I would argue [Donald]Trump is the [Barack] Obama of this election cycle.

— Geraldo Rivera

I am honored to be here as co-chair of President Obama's re-election campaign.

— Eva Longoria

After President Obama's election in 2008, there was a widespread hope that it would mark an end to unseemly partisan nastiness.

— Valerie Plame

Change' - Obama's election mantra - is a direct, in-your-face affront to the very vision of our Founding Fathers.

— Wayne LaPierre

For me, Barack Obama's election was a milestone of the most extraordinary kind. On the day he was elected I felt such…

— Jesse Jackson

In 2008, I was a full-time volunteer for Barack Obama's first election. I'd take a carload of people and we'd go and…

— Deb Haaland

A lot of conversations happened during Obama's election that opened my eyes and made me really excited. He provided hope at a…

— Vick Hope

President Obama's re-election campaign said that this year they'll knock on 150 percent more doors than they did in 2008. Well, of…

— Jay Leno

The 2008 presidential election was a triumph of hope and unity over fear and divisiveness. Barack Obama's election reshapes America's political landscape…

— Amy Klobuchar

I would argue further that Barack Obama's election to the presidency of the United States was essentially an American sophistication, a national…

— Shelby Steele

Obama's election in 2008 marked a new dawn for hundreds of millions of people looking to an eloquent, constitutional lawyer for 'Hope'…

— Abby Martin