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Showing Original Post only (View all)OBAMA: "I知 anticipating a Democrat succeeding me - I知 confident in wisdom of the American people" [View all]
A reporter asked:
To put a finer point on the climate change question, can leaders gathered here believe that the United States will keep its commitments even after youve left office, if a Republican succeeds you in the White House?
He said:
Just with respect to my successor, let me first of all say that Im anticipating a Democrat succeeding me. Im confident in the wisdom of the American people on that front.
However, Obama did say that if somebody from a different party happens to succeed him, they will learn it isnt all daydreams and unicorns in how to get things done. He said:
But even if somebody from a different party succeeded me, one of the things that you find is when youre in this job, you think about it differently than when youre just running for the job. What you realize is what I mentioned earlier, that American leadership involves not just playing to narrow constituencies back home, but you are now at the center of what happens around the world.
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Needless to say, the president seems very confident that the American people will choose whats best for the nation, and that is electing a Democrat to continue our progress forward.
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