Barack Obama actually said...

"This president and those in power, those who benefit from keeping things the way they are, they are counting on your cynicism. They know they can't win you over with their policies, so they're hoping ..."

"To the young people who led us this summer, telling us we need to be better. In so many ways you are this country's dreams fulfilled. You can give our democracy new meaning. You can take it to a bette..."

"This administration has shown it will tear our democracy down, if that's what it takes for them to win."

"Vote like your life counts on it, right? Vote like your health and your well-being matters or depends on it. Vote like you've never voted before. Vote for all of us. Vote for our democracy."