Barack Obama actually said...

"You can vote for John McCain, and see a continuation -- see a continuation of Bush economic policies."

"You can vote for John McCain and see a continuation, see a continuation of Bush's economic policies."

"The challenges we're facing could not be more critical. And if we want to meet them, then we can't afford, I believe, to keep on doing the same things that we've been doing over the last several years..."

"We are now in a position where the odds of us winning are very good, but it's still going to be difficult."