Barack Obama actually said...

"The stakes are high, which I think is -- I think you guys all recognize that."

"There are such enormous challenges that we face all across this country and internationally."

"So more than anything, what we're looking for is not the defeat of another party, what we're looking for is the advancement of ideas."

"There are a whole range of ideas that if you strip away the politics, there's actually a pretty broad consensus in this country."