"I think it does suggest that the American people really do want to listen to somebody who actually has some solutions, some answers, and gives them some hope."

Carol Moseley Braun, American Politician

People, Hope, Answers

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"I think it does suggest that the American people really do want to listen to somebody who actually has some solutions, some answers, and gives them some hope."

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