“Which is why Obama’s constant invocation is “Yes we can” — not “Yes I can.” Obama uses words to persuade, to mobilize and to get people to imagine that reality can be changed. And based on how his campaign has been run, on the ground, in state after state, it’s clear that he knows changing reality is not done through magic — it’s done through hard work. It is Clinton who uses words to deny reality, and expects them to magically change it. Haven’t we had enough of that over the last seven years?”
