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“I try to most effectively and persuasively present our argument, in a way that gives other people the information they need to decide, on the merits, the wisdom of the path that the president has advocated.”

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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…

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There was always this sense, even early on in the campaign, that if the senator Obama could score this upset victory in Iowa, that…

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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…

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