Former President Barack Obama tonight implored Americans to not sit out the Nov. 3 election

Former President Barack Obama tonight implored Americans to not sit out the Nov. 3 election, urging the country to "keep pushing in the face of hardship and injustice."

"To the young people who directed us this summer, telling us we need to be better, in lots of ways, you're this country's fantasies fulfilled. Earlier generations needed to be convinced that everybody has equal value. For you, it is a given -- a certainty. And what I want you to know is that for all its messiness and frustrations, the body of self-government could be harnessed to assist you comprehend those convictions," Obama said from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. "You can present our democracy brand new significance. You can take it to some better location. You are the missing component -- the ones who will choose whether America becomes the nation that fully lives up to its creed."

Democrats also have expected to harness Obama's still-high fame in their celebration to help promote high voter turnout for its Biden-Kamala Harris ticket, especially as the party faces worries about turnout after 2016's reduction and pressures to adopt a more left-leaning platform.

Addressing those voters who may feel left out of this procedure or uninspired to vote, Obama said:"This president and people in power -- people that benefit from keeping things the way they are -- they are counting on your cynicism."

He added:"They know that they can not win you over with their policies. So they're hoping to make it as difficult as possible for you to vote and to convince you that your vote does not matter. That's how they win. That is how they make to keep making decisions which affect your life and the lives of the people you love."

"That's the way the democracy withers, until it is no democracy in any way. We can't let this happen. Do not allow them to take away your own power. Do not let them take away your mood."