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In the 2008 presidential election, his slogan "yes we can" symbolized the belief that if Americans worked together and put forth the effort, great accomplishments would result. It was a hopeful and positive concept, at a time when Americans had become disillusioned by how badly the war in Iraq was going, as well as a number of political scandals in the Republican party; they wanted a change and they wanted a positive message, which then-candidate Obama provided.

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Dorcas Tremblay

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