Obama tells Dem donors: Election season ‘is going to be fun’

President Obama is reassuring Democratic donors about the upcoming election season, saying “this is going to be fun.”

{mosads}“I like those moments where if I do what I’m supposed to do, I can get a good outcome,” Obama said at a private fundraiser in New York City Wednesday night, according to a reporter travelling with the president. “And you should feel that as well. But understand it’s not going to be automatic, and make sure that all of you feel the same kind of energy and passion that helped to get me elected in 2008 and 2012. And in the meantime, we’ve got to get our Senate back and get a Supreme Court justice. This is going to be fun.”

Obama, who is expected to endorse presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton soon, said he expects the party to unify ahead of the general election. He also noted  that there are always some “bruised feelings” during a primary.

“Now, we just ended — or sort of ended — our primary season,” he said. “And I’m going to be meeting with Sen. [Bernie] Sanders tomorrow. I’ve had conversations with both him and Hillary Clinton. And the good news is, is that although primary seasons are always tough — your supporters and staff, they start saying things, and somebody reads it and you start getting irritated — and so you get a little bruised feelings.

“When you look at the issues, there’s a pretty broad consensus about what it means to be a Democrat and what our values are, and what we’re fighting for.

“And so I’m not too worried about us being able to come together,” he added.