Barack Obama actually said...

"The conventional thinking in Washington tells us that we're a country divided into Red States and Blue States; that we're doomed to fight the same tired partisan battles over and over again."

"To meet America's challenges, changing parties isn't change enough."

"I have never seen politics as a game."

"From the picket lines of Chicago to the halls of the U.S. Senate, I have consistently fought to protect the rights of our workers."