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1. Barack Obama: “Yes We Can”
The PowerPoint Deck
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2. Agenda
 Thank You
 Time for Change
 Change isn’t Easy
 What we’re up Against
 What I See
 We Cannot Lose Hope
 What I Know
 Yes We Can
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3. Thank You
 Thank you, South Carolina
 Thank you to the rock of my life, Michelle
Obama
 Thank you, Malia and Sasha
 Thank you, Pete Skidmore
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4. Time for Change
 Some doubted this country’s desire for
change
 We have most delegates and diverse
coalition of Americans
 You can see it in their faces – young, old,
rich, poor, black, white, latino, native
american, democrat, republican, and others
 We are ready to believe again
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5. Change isn’t Easy
 Fine candidates & competition is fierce
 We’re looking to fundamentally change
status quo in Washington
 Status quo is fighting back with same tactics
that divide and distract us
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6. What we’re up Against
 Fine candidates & competition is fierce
 We’re looking to fundamentally change status quo in
Washington
 Status quo is fighting back with same tactics that divide and
distract us
 Lobbyist dominate government
 Ability to lead does not come from longevity in Washington
 Bitter partisanship where opponents demonize each other
 Politics that uses religion as a wedge and patiotism as a
bludgeon
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7. What I See
 I do not see a white or black South Carolina.
I saw South Carolina
 I saw crumbling schools
 I saw shuttered mills
 We struggle with Washington and with our
own self doubts, fears, and cynicism
 Change we seek requires struggle and
sacrifice
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8. We Cannot Lose Hope
 There are people counting on us and they have
stories and voices
 A mom who can’t get Medicaid to support her
children
 A Teacher who works the night shift at Dunkin
Donuts
 A Maytag worker who competes with his teenager
for a $7/hour job
 Woman cannot breathe since nephew left for Iraq
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9. We Cannot Lose Hope (continued)
versus
past future
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10. What I Know
 We can overcome big money and influence
in Washington
 Latinos and Blacks can work together
 We can overcome racial divide
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11. Yes We Can
 We can heal this nation
 We can seize our future
 Yes We Can
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