Barack Obama: “Every president here today, as different as we are, has tried our best to uphold the values that John McCain and Mitt…”

If I had a blame pie for why politics is so polarised and why we're seeing a rise of populism in many places, it's because of that information that is going into our brains every day.

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.

Use that hope to make a difference. Get involved.

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