Barack Obama: “Don't let taxes go up on 160 million working Americans.”

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

America is currently experiencing anger and vision but we are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect.

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power

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