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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Do not wait for the perfect message..."
https://politicalwire.com/2018/06/29/quote-of-the-day-1967/Quote of the Day
June 29, 2018 at 7:01 am EDT
By Taegan Goddard
Do not wait for the perfect message, dont wait to feel a tingle in your spine because youre expecting politicians to be so inspiring and poetic and moving that somehow, OK, Ill get off my couch after all and go spend the 15-20 minutes it takes for me to vote. Because thats part of what happened in the last election. I heard that too much.
Barack Obama, quoted by Politico, in his first public comments in months.
Barack Obama, quoted by Politico, in his first public comments in months.
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"Do not wait for the perfect message..." (Original Post)
babylonsister
Jun 2018
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DinahMoeHum
(21,794 posts)1. Don't wait for the "perfect" candidate, either. . .
. . .'cause there ain't no such thing.
babylonsister
(171,072 posts)2. I'm pretty sure that's what he is saying. nt
dalton99a
(81,516 posts)3. GOTV and kick their asses to the curb
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)4. As usual, President Obama nails it. Nt