The Page – by Mark Halperin – TIME <\/p>\n
\nI\u2019m Barack Obama and I approve this message. <\/p>\n
For years, we\u2019ve watched politicians divide us, seen lobbyists put their interests ahead of ours<\/strong>, and heard our leaders tell us what we want to hear, instead of what we need to hear. <\/p>\n
The question you have to ask yourself is this: <\/p>\n
Who can take can take us in a fundamentally new direction?<\/strong> I\u2019m running to finally solve problems we talk about year after year after year. <\/p>\n
To end the division, the obscene influence of lobbyists and the politics that value scoring points over making progress. We can\u2019t afford more of that \u2014 not this year, not now. <\/p>\n
I\u2019ve spent my life working for change that\u2019s made a real difference in the lives of real people. That\u2019s why I passed up a job on Wall Street \u2014 to fight joblessness and poverty on the streets of Chicago when the local steel plant closed. <\/p>\n
That\u2019s why I turned down the corporate law firms to work as a civil right lawyer \u2014 to fight for those who have been denied opportunity. That\u2019s why I fought for tough new ethics law in Illinois and Washington \u2014 to cut the power of lobbyists \u2014 and I won. <\/p>\n
That\u2019s why I brought Democrats and Republicans together to provide health care and tax relief to working families. And that\u2019s why I opposed this war in Iraq from the start. It wasn\u2019t popular, but it was right. <\/p>\n
This country is ready for a leader who will bring us together. That\u2019s the only way we\u2019re going to win this election.<\/strong> And that\u2019s actually how we\u2019ll fix health care and make college affordable, become energy independent and end this war. <\/p>\n
I\u2019m reminded every day that I\u2019m not a perfect man. And I won\u2019t be a perfect President. But I can promise you this: I will always tell you where I stand and what I think. I will listen to you when we disagree. I will carry your voices to the White House and I will fight for you every day I\u2019m there. <\/p>\n
On Tuesday, help change Washington; let\u2019s bring Democrats, Republicans and Independents together, not just to win an election, but to transform a nation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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The Page – by Mark Halperin – TIME I\u2019m Barack Obama and I approve this message. For years, we\u2019ve watched politicians divide us, seen lobbyists put their interests ahead of ours, and heard our leaders tell us what we want to hear, instead of what we need to hear. The question you have to ask … Continue reading to transform a nation<\/span>