“It is very important for us to remind ourselves of who we are and what is best about American democracy and not slip into some of the bad habits that currently manifest themselves in the other party,” Obama said at a Democratic National Committee private event in Miami, according to a pool report. “We saw in San Jose these protesters starting to pelt stuff and Trump supporters. That’s not what our democracy is about.”
“That’s not what you do. There’s no room for violence. There’s no place for shouting,” he continued. “There’s no room for a politics that fails to at least listen to the other side — even if you vehemently disagree. Because I believe if you’ve got the better argument, then you don’t need to do that. Just go out there and organize and persuade.”
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