In his opening remarks, Obama acknowledged there had been "a few groans and eye rolls" when he underscored the importance of democracy since the election.
At one point, Obama said the political reforms he’d like to see — like nonpartisan redistricting, which he said would weaken polarization — are probably not going to happen “anytime soon ...
In Obama's telling of the story of America’s experiment in political pluralism, the system worked pretty smoothly in the 20th century, but all wasn’t well beneath the surface. “Democracy ...