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“The exit polls suggest that after a relatively disappointing first term, Obama managed to reassemble almost all of his 2008 electorate.”

Quote by John Podhoretz

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John Podhoretz, born on April 18, 1961, is an American writer whose works span political commentary, cultural criticism, and novel writing. more

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