"But that’s okay. But when your supporters hold a rally where they pledge allegiance to a flag that was flown at the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6th, the biggest threat to our democracy in my lifetime. When you don’t separate yourselves from them, when you don’t think that’s a problem, well, you know what? That’s a problem."
"Either he actually believes in the same conspiracy theories that resulted in a mob, or he doesn’t believe it, but he’s willing to go along with it to say, or do anything to get elected."
"We don’t have time to be wasting on these phony, trumped-up culture wars, this fake outrage that right wing media’s pedals to juice their ratings."
"Instead of spreading misinformation and disinformation about the last election, we should be trying to strengthen our democracy and make it easier for more people to vote in future elections."
"There’s a politics of meanness and division and conflict, of tribalism and cynicism. And that’s one path. But the good news is there’s another path, where we pull together and we solve big problems and we rebuild our society in a way that gives more and more people, a better life. And that’s the choice we face."
Full transcript of Barack Obama’s 2021 campaign speech supporting Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe.
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