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Barack Obama

We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to be a young teenage mom, the empathy to understand what it's like to be poor or African-American or gay or disabled or old - and that's the criterion by which I'll be selecti

Barack Obama

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Barack Obama is saying that the most important quality for someone he chooses is the ability to deeply understand and care about the experiences of people facing different challenges, like being a young mother, poor, or part of marginalized groups. He believes this kind of empathy is the key factor in making decisions about who to select.

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