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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And in defense of the country. And in defense of the world that you want to leave to your children and your grandchildren.
That then makes them more interested in appeals by folks who say, 'The reason you don't feel respected is because women have been doing this, or this group has been doing that.' And that is not a healthy place to be.
This has to do with something more precious, which is who are we as a country and what values do we stand for ...
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