Former President Obama: "You need to vote because our democracy depends on it."
Former President Obama on President Trump:

"He is a symptom, not the cause. He's just capitalizing on resentments that politicians have been fanning for years."
Former President Obama: "What happened to the Republican party? ... In a healthy democracy, there's some checks and balances on this kind of behavior, this kind of inconsistency. But right now there's nothing."
“We have the chance ... to restore some semblance of sanity to our politics,” says former President Obama.

“Because there is actually only one real check on bad policy and abuses of power, and that’s you — you and your vote.”
Former President Obama: "It shouldn't be Democratic or Republican to say that we don't threaten the freedom of the press because they say things or publish stories we don't like."
Former President Obama: “When you vote, you’ve got the power to make sure white nationalists don’t feel emboldened to march with their hoods on or hoods off in Charlottesville.”
Former President Obama:

"Do not complain. Don't hashtag. Don't get anxious. Don't retreat. Don't binge on whatever it is you're binging on. Don't lose yourself in ironic detachment. Don't put your head in the sand. Don't boo. Vote. Vote."
Former President Barack Obama launched his strongest attack on the current president Friday, two months ahead of the midterm elections. nbcnews.to/2MY4FUk
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