I also believe that if we're serious about change, we need to have a real discussion about public financing for congressional elections. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We can’t afford to be so worried about losing the next election that we lose the battles we owe to the next… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Mandela's commitment to democracy was ratified not only by his election, but by his willingness to step down from power — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are gonna be elections coming up among our NATO allies that we have to pay attention to. I anticipate that this… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We had to get out of Chicago so quick. Election night happens, suddenly I'm talking to Ben Bernanke and Hank Paulson and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I said this right after the election - we have to remind ourselves we're on the same team. Vladimir Putin's not on… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
No two countries are identical, and obviously, there's a difference between a referendum on a very complex relationship between Great Britain and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's time to put country ahead of party. It's time to put the next generation ahead of the next election. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The values that we share - freedom of speech, freedom of religious practice, freedom for civil society, free and fair elections, all… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you don't have any fresh ideas, then you use stale tactics to scare the voters. If you don't have a record… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't think the Democrats should think in narrow tactical terms about mid-term elections. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we want to really reduce foreign influence on our elections, then we better think about how to make sure that our… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You have to be involved during midterm elections, you have to care about what happens at a school board level. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think it's important to realize that I was actually black before the election. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When you try to sow the seeds of doubt in people`s minds about the legitimacy of our election, that undermines democracy. Then… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I said to Donald Trump was that what may work in generating enthusiasm or passion during elections may be different than… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Elections are always a little bit funny. People start saying things and emphasizing differences. After the election, my hope is, is that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court nominations [example]. I mean, the fact that Mitch McConnell, the leader of the Republicans, was able to just stop… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I would advise, what I advised before the election, and what I will continue to advise after the election, is that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When I think about what I'm going through, as President, it doesn't compare to what the folks that I'm representing are going… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So here's what I want you to know, and here's what I want all our men and women in uniform to know: Because of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As opposed to getting into arguments about, well, these folks have been treated fairly so now we're going to be doing things that, very… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What we've said to the girls is: 'If you guys ever decide that you're going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image