Look, politics, it's not going to solve all your problems. No president is going to eliminate poverty in one term or eliminate racism because those problems are hard. It -- it takes steps, a little bit at a time.
Obama discusses the challenges of addressing poverty and racism in politics, emphasizing that solutions take time.
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It shows me somebody who’s not focused on the American people and the job they’re supposed to do.
It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.
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