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Obama: ‘Sometimes People Forget I’m Not Running for Office Again’

By Jeryl Bier
Published November 25, 2013 10:42pm ET
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Obama: ‘Sometimes People Forget I’m Not Running for Office Again’
At a stop in San Francisco on a three-day fund raising swing along the West Coast, President Obama said during a speech that “sometimes people forget I’m not running for office again.” The president was talking about Republicans in Congress and the immigration reform that he is trying to get through the House: And some of […]

At a stop in San Francisco on a three-day fund raising swing along the West Coast, President Obama said during a speech that “sometimes people forget I’m not running for office again.” The president was talking about Republicans in Congress and the immigration reform that he is trying to get through the House:

And some of them even forget that I’m — sometimes people forget I’m not running for office again.  Michelle doesn’t forget.   (Laughter and applause.)  So you don’t have to worry about this somehow being good for me.  This is good for the country.   It’s the right thing to do for the American people. 

A remark the president made at his first stop on the tour, the Seattle home of Jon Shirley, may give some insight into why some forget the president isn’t running again:

Well, first of all, let me just thank Jon for the second time for his incredible hospitality.  And I think it’s fair to say that between Nancy and me and Steve Israel, we do a lot of events.  I will say that this particular space is one of the more spectacular venues for an event.

The president’s schedule lists several Democrat party events for Monday alone:

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