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Barack Obama: “On the one hand, the majority has to be inclusive. On the other hand, the minority has to be constructive. And so to the…”

On the recordFebruary 22, 2009
On the one hand, the majority has to be inclusive. On the other hand, the minority has to be constructive. And so to the -- to the extent that on many of these issues we are able to break out of sort of the rigid day-to-day politics and think long term, then what you should see, I think, is the majority saying, what are your ideas? The minority has got to then come up with those ideas and not just want to blow the thing up.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama emphasizes the need for both parties to work together and contribute ideas for effective governance.

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