Venice Beach, April 26. "Why is the state allowing the police to write homeless people tickets for sleeping on the streets when the only place for them to sleep IS on the streets?" said Patrick, from Houston.

Venice Beach, April 26. "I hope for the next 4 or 8 years of your presidency that you realize we are all one color, one breath, one heartbeat," said Shawn E. of Salt Lake City.

Venice Beach, April 26. "I think the focus of the next administration should be on the middle-class people of America, and the economy," said Richard Hansen of Marina del Rey.