There was also a sense that if he [Obama] did not win in Iowa, that it was very unlikely that he would be able to come back and win the Democratic nomination and win the general election. It was sort… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
The thing that I try to remember is that in the briefing room it's not a debate. I'm not supposed to go in there and win a debate with the press corps. If that's what I try to do, then… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
didn't come from a particularly political family. My parents were regular voters. My parents didn't make enough money to contribute to campaigns, and they… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
The biggest challenge of being the press secretary is trying to be aware of all of the things that are happening, both around the… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
The walk-in privilege, to walk into the Oval Office and have a conversation with the president, is not something that everybody gets. — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
My mom and my grandmother definitely were (Democrat supporters). It wasn't a sense that, "Well, we vote for Democrats no matter what," but it… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
I still remember vividly watching television coverage of the Democratic National Convention in the summer of 1992 (when he was 17) when Bill Clinton… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
If it gets to a situation where it turns into a debate, look, the person that I'm debating is the person that is writing… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
have a lot of respect for the responsibility that journalists have to ask tough questions, to hold the administration accountable and to be advocates… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
There was always this sense, even early on in the campaign, that if the senator Obama could score this upset victory in Iowa, that… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
Even now, hearing the debates about Medicaid, the suggestion that somehow we could save money by cutting Medicaid strikes a chord in me personally.… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
My mom's younger sister was born with Down syndrome. I was close to my grandmother when I was growing up. I remember talking to… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
I think that there have been a number of situations in which you've seen this administration intervene in a meaningful way, that has substantially… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
When the president offered me this job, he told me that if there were situations in which I needed to speak to him or… — Josh Earnest Copy Share Image
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