Barack Obama actually said...

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

"Today he said the general election begins next week, after the last two state primaries wrap up. He's confident he'll be the next president of the United States, as are his challengers."

"I thought she was a good public servant."

"If you couldn't run a successful petition drive, then that raised questions in terms of how effective a representative you were going to be."