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# "I'm an American First"
- URL: https://ivn.us/im-an-american-first/
- Published: 2012-07-05T17:10:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:27:02.000Z
- Author: Kymberly Bays
- Tags: News

> *"I’m not a Democrat first, I’m an American first. I believe we rise and fall as one nation, as one people. What’s stopping us is our politics."*

(h/t [TPM](http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/obama-im-not-democrat-first-im-american-first?ref=ivn.us))