Barack Obama holds roundtable with Black leaders to talk about what’s at stake in this election and encourage voter turnout: 'The answer for young people, when I talk to them, is not that voting makes everything perfect, it's that it makes things better.'
Ahead of this evening’s drive-in rally, Obama made his campaign debut at a roundtable with Black community leaders in North Philadelphia to talk about what’s at stake in this election and encourage voter turnout.
"The answer for young people, when I talk to them, is not that voting makes everything perfect, it's that it makes things better,” Obama said, wearing a mask while he spoke.Former President Barack Obama speaks with supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris during a roundtable in Philadelphia, Oct. 21, 2020.
Former President Barack Obama speaks with supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris during a roundtable in Philadelphia, Oct. 21, 2020. "The government’s us, of, by, and for the people. It wasn’t always for all of us. But the way it’s designed, it works based on who's at the table. And if you do not vote, you are not at the table," Obama said."If you're at the table, then you're part of the solution."
"I really want to emphasize to young people as much as possible, look, in ‘08 when I was elected, we had the highest African American turnout in history. But it was still only about 60%. When people say voting doesn't make a difference, we’ve never tried what it would look like if it was 80% voting or 90% voting," he added., but a notable reduction in their support could still be a problem for Biden, according to an analysis from ABC's partners at FiveThirtyEight.
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