American - Politician | February 20, 1942 -
In the last 100 years, three presidents suffered big defeats in Congress in their first term and then won reelection: Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, and the most recent example, Bill Clinton.
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After 1994, the public had the impression we Republicans overpromised and underdelivered.
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We need to be honest with the public.
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We need to say to everyone on Election Day, 'Those of you who helped make this a good day, you need to go out and help us finish the job.'
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Back during the campaign, there were a lot of questions: Is Trump really a conservative? A lot of questions about it.
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A lot of us were wondering, what is Trump really going to be like? He used to support Democrats and have various views earlier in his life about politics.
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I'm not going to comment on White House personnel selections.
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I do think that the Constitution and the traditions of this country constrain all of us - those of us in Congress and those of us in the White House - from some of our impulses, shall I say, that we'd like to pursue.
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We need to bear in mind that we don't have religious tests in this country, and we also need to remember that some of our best allies in the war against Islamic terrorism are Muslims.
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What I have said is, when the American people elect divided government, what are they saying? I think they're saying we know you have differences of opinion on big things.
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You know, 'Professor Obama' has been a label applied to him by Republicans and Democrats alike. He's a very smart guy. But I think he'd be, you know, better served not to spend so much time trying to impress us with his particular position on an issue and understand that there are things upon which we simply have a disagreement.
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I ran for president of the student council at my high school in Louisville. And ran against a guy who I thought was better known and little bit better student and managed to win.
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