This race is so close right now that every day is pivotal.

We're all allowed to have our shifts of position on social issues.

Ann and I were both born in Detroit. A little humor always goes a long way. It was great to be home, to be in a place where Ann and I have grown up. And the crowd loved it and got a good laugh.

No, no. Not a swipe. I said throughout the campaign and before. I said there's no question about where he was born. He was born in the U.S. This was fun about us and coming home. And humor, you know, we got to have a little humor in a…

If you come up here and look, the moment, a statistical dead heat among independents, Governor Romney with a slight edge.

He's always been personally opposed to abortion.

He's always self-editing in an odd way.

I love being home in this place where Ann and I were raised, where both of us were born. Ann was born in Henry Ford Hospital. I was born at Harper Hospital. No one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place…

I'm hoping that he will give great attention to this issue today and will make a decision, which is in the best interest of the values he has, for the future of the country and for the country itself.

I'm hoping he will give great attention to this issue today and will make a decision which is in the best interest of the values he has for the future of the country and for the country itself.

These remarks are inexcusable. They are inaccurate. They're wrong and they're insulting to women who are victims of rape.

I think Americans want a person of faith to lead the country. I don't think that they care about the particular brand of faith so much as whether we share values.

Rape is rape. No matter what kind of name you want to put on it. Rape is rape. And it shouldn't be tolerated.

It seems the first victim of the Obama campaign is the truth.

You know, I'm happy to talk about my faith to people in our country. I believe in God. I believe that all the children on earth are children of God. So will there be a speech about this at some point? Perhaps. Haven't give than a final…

His comments about rape were deeply offensive. And I can't defend what he said. I can't defend him. The thing he should consider is what's in the best interest of the things he believes most deeply. What will help the country at this -- at…

America deserves an honest debate about the future course of the country and I agreed. I'm waiting to hear him begin that.

Actually, Paul Ryan and my plan for Medicare I think is the same. If not identical, it's probably close to identical.