This video is from the White House and comes from a surprise visit President Obama made to a group of College Democrats, Republicans and Independents back in March. This is very compelling — if anything because this philosophy of governing is very evident in how he has worked to date. He knows that marrying politics to principle does some disservice to both, but it is how this democracy works. As long as the other side shows up and has a vote, you don’t always get what you want. But you take what you can to come back another day:
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