We continue to elect the very same people, and we wonder why we get the same results.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
And we have the most scrutinized election system in the United States, and we have met every test.
Things on the whole are much faster in America; people don't 'stand for election', they 'run for office.'
I also know that there have been many times in our history when the proximity of an election has induced exactly the kind of leadership and consensus-building that produce progress in our democracy.
Others may make you promises, once again, and then election after election not deliver. We will not do this.
When politics is interesting, people go vote.
It's extremely important that we elect people that look like the population they serve.
We live in a diverse nation, but it isn't that diverse. If any one state showed results so dramatically different from the results in each of the other 50 states, the likeliest explanation would be that someone had tampered with the polls.
A better educated electorate might change the reason many persons vote.
The mythology is that political change happens only in election years. The truth is you build from election to election.
In a government such as ours we have vigorous contests to determine who should lead. The recent election was no exception. Now we inaugurate a new government on a day that transcends any one individual or any one party.