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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