Barack Obama: “We must maintain the trust of the American people, and people around the world.”

The essence of Prop. 50 is to say that if you are going to play that game, then we are going to try to counteract that abuse of the system.

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

the American people want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.