These are difficult times for our country. And I pledge to [Barack Obama] tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face…I urge all Americans who supported me to join me in not just congratulating him, but offering our next president our good will and earnest effort to find ways to come together to find the necessary compromises to bridge our differences and help restore our prosperity, defend our security in a dangerous world, and leave our children and grandchildren a stronger, better country than we inherited. Whatever our differences, we are fellow Americans. And please believe me when I say no association has ever meant more to me than that.
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Yes, we watched the concession speech live on TV last night and I thought it was excellent. God has been convicting me for weeks that whoever would be elected as our next president, we have a mandate to respect the office and pray for him daily. That is my hope and prayer for the church.