Barack Obama: “Our music, in particular, has always been an honest reflection of who we really are.”

And I will fight for that, even if I don’t always think it’s going to win.

A drift towards extremism was "not inevitable

I think when we act on that basis, it doesn't always work out, but over time things do get better.

This race is going to be close. It could determine which party controls the Senate and whether Ohioans can count on the people in Washington to be fighting for you.