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The speaker is saying they were not good at phone canvassing and found it difficult to ask people for money. The quote also suggests that making fundraising requests over the phone can feel especially awkward or challenging.
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Originally said in English.
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About Karine Jean-Pierre
American political advisor and spokesperson
Karine Jean-Pierre is an American political advisor and spokesperson. She served as the 35th White House press secretary from 2022 to 2025 and as a senior advisor to President Joe Biden from 2024 to 2025. Before becoming press secretary, she was deputy press secretary under Jen Psaki from 2021 to 2022. During the 2020 presidential campaign, she served as chief of staff for vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris. She is the first Black person and the first openly LGBTQ person to hold the White House press secretary role.
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