.@BarackObama speaking to students in Illinois: "You need to vote because our democracy depends on it...This moment really is different. The stakes really are higher. The consequences of any of us sitting on the sidelines are more dire.”
@BarackObama Obama: “It did not start with Donald Trump. He is a symptom, not the cause...capitalizing on resentments that politicians have been fanning for years. A fear, an anger that’s rooted in our past but also born out of the enormous upheavals that have taken place..."
@BarackObama “Sometimes the backlash comes from people who are genuinely if wrongly fearful of change. More often it’s manufactured by the powerful and privileged who want to keep us divided and keep us angry and keep us cynical because it helps them maintain the status quo. “
