Barack Obama actually said...

"My suspicion at that time, and Michelle, I think, shared this concern, was that it was going to be very difficult to continue our membership there so long as I was running for president."

"I suspect if you were in my shoes it seems plausible at least that you wouldn't want your church experience to be a political circus."

"The Obama campaign no longer insists on a 50-50 split of Michigan and Florida. They will agree to a compromise where she will get more of the delegates."

"To my mind, we were just abiding by the rules that had been set up."