Barack Obama actually said...

"In a conference call to his supporters today, President Obama was blunt, saying there's no way to sugar coat it; last night was tough for Democrats. He warned that they most likely face even tougher d..."

"What yesterday also told us is that no one party will be able to dictate where we go from here; that we must find common ground in order to set -- in order to make progress on some uncommonly difficul..."

"The men and women who sent us here don't expect Washington to solve all their problems."

"They want jobs to come back faster, they want paychecks to go further."