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Obama stakes 2012 on reform
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jan 25, 2010 05:55pm |
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| Category | Interview |
| Author | Kendra Marr |
| News Date | Monday, January 25, 2010 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | President Obama said on Monday that he’s committed to passing health care reform – even if it costs him reelection.
"I'd rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president," he told ABC's Diane Sawyer.
Sawyer interviewed Obama at the White House on Monday, just two days before he’ll deliver the State of the Union. In a preview of the interview, which airs at 6:30 p.m., ABC News said Obama would not back down.
"You know, there is a tendency in Washington to believe our job description, of elected officials, is to get reelected. That's not our job description," Obama said. "Our job description is to solve problems and to help people."
And the president dismissed his slumping job approval rating.
"I went through this [in] the campaign,” he said. “When your poll numbers drop, you are an idiot. When your poll numbers are high, you are a genius. If my poll numbers are low, then I am cool and cerebral, and cool and detached. If my poll numbers are high, ‘boy he's calm and reasoned all right.’" |
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