Barack Obama: “With this hard-fought win, Scott has shown he is willing to fight the tough battles on behalf of the people in his…”

Listen, hypocrisy is progress.

In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the Declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who owned property.

And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.