The fact of the matter is, is that many of you, if you voted with the administration on something, are politically vulnerable in your own base, in your own party. You've given yourselves very little room to work in a bipartisan fashion, because what you've been telling your constituents is 'This guy's doing all kinds of crazy stuff that's going to destroy America.'
Obama discusses the challenges Republicans face in working with the administration due to their messaging to constituents.
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