AMERICANS AGAINST OBAMA:WHAT AMERICANS THINK: WHAT AMERICANS THINK

The meeting was maybe 20 minutes. At that point, he had done just three interviews: And now he would do one more: His suite was bright, airy and colourful. Many of the staffers, about 12 in all, had worked for Obama in the White House, and most of them knew Reeves; people stepped out of their offices to greet her. He walked up to Reeves with his arms outstretched and asked about her family, and she sheepishly stepped in for a hug. And a bunch of them, you know, a number of them met on the campaign or at the White House. But nobody yet has named a child Barack.

We followed him into his office.

He offered us a seat on the couch, and he sank into the chair at the end. He was in jeans and a light blue shirt unbuttoned at the top. He put his feet up, crossed his legs at the ankles. I noticed that over by his desk, on a wall, he had hung the framed letter from Natoma Canfield; Obama had said she reminded him of his mum, who died at 52 of a similar cancer. The letter had stood as a reminder to him of his commitment to healthcare reform. And folks in the office came from different backgrounds.

We had our volunteer workforce.

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And there were some old people in the mix, too. Whether that was on a campaign or in the office. And a lot of them felt alone in that hardship. You know, after a tornado or a flood or a shooting. And what was clear was that my presence there signified to those families that they were important. Their loved ones were important. The grief they were feeling was important. That it had been seen and acknowledged. Just going around and listening to people. And how did they come to believe what they believe?

And what are they trying to pass on to their children? But I do think that that was pretty embedded in our campaign philosophy. And created the kinds of bonds that made people want to then try to work together.

They disagree with you on abortion. There are all these concrete issues that are real.

And there are real conflicts and real choices. I did it because, as you said, it sustained me.

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So maybe it will sustain others in the future. The letters as sustenance came up again during our second meeting.

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