VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-16
“it was the rock we chose over the hard place.”
Abdul El-Sayed · said 2012-01-01 · reported 2026-10-16
In a 2012 opinion column, El-Sayed described Obama's reelection as no victory, writing it was the rock we chose over the hard place.
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