"Some of the politics we see now, we thought we'd put that to bed. It's the 21st century, not the 19th century," Obama said during a rally in New Jersey, where he was campaigning for Phil Murphy, the Democratic candidate for governor there. We are rejecting a politics of fear," Obama continued. "We are embracing a politics that says everybody counts, a politics that says everybody deserves a chance, a politics that says everybody has dignity and worth -- a politics of hope." Beyond his lament about the country's political environment, Obama also stressed the importance of the US remaining a leader on the world stage.

Source: CNN October 20, 2017 00:15 UTC