Barack Obama: “This isn't about big government or small government. It's about building a smarter government that focuses on what…”

I think when we act on that basis, it doesn't always work out, but over time things do get better.

A drift towards extremism was "not inevitable

This race is going to be close. It could determine which party controls the Senate and whether Ohioans can count on the people in Washington to be fighting for you.

People need to “rediscover what’s the story we tell about how we’re going to live together, and see each other, and recognise each other, and disagree, and yet, still care for each other”.