Jodi Kantor quotes

People who face too many demands - two careers, two children - often scale back somehow. The Obamas scaled up. (Jodi Kantor)
Candidates' wives are supposed to sit cheerfully through their husbands' appearances. View quote
Jodi Kantor
Interpreting anyone's marriage - a neighbor's, let alone the president's - is extremely difficult. View quote
Jodi Kantor
I've learned that the best political reporters never make predictions! View quote
Jodi Kantor
I would say that Barack Obama has always been a real optimist about what can be accomplished. He believes that government can be used to create systemic, long-term, real change. And the first lady is more of a skeptic. View quote
Jodi Kantor
Every presidential candidate highlights patriotism, but Mr. Romneys is backed by the Mormon belief that the United States was chosen by God to play a special role in history, its Constitution divinely inspired. View quote
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Michelle has had to grapple with Hilary Clinton's legacy as First Lady... Michelle Obama never wants to be seen as the kind of First Lady who is overly involved in the West Wing. View quote
Jodi Kantor
Evangelical Christian politicians who cheat often raise questions about hypocrisy, especially if they preached piety in public and disregarded it in private. When Jewish politicians fall, they shatter different expectations, particularly that American Jews need to work together to preserve respectability and fireproof against anti-Semitism. View quote
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One of my favorite stories is from Obama's first campaign: Michelle Obama was out there every day, collecting signatures and supervising the other people who did. If you were supposed to get 300 signatures and you only got 299, you had to face the wrath of Michelle. View quote
Jodi Kantor
Michelle Obama has gone from political skeptic to political partner to a woman with a White House agenda of her own, and an approval rating higher than the president's. View quote
Jodi Kantor