Barack Obama actually said...

"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..."

"I think that what I think is absolutely true is voters are not satisfied with the outcomes."

"I think that there is no doubt that people's number one concern is the economy. And what they were expressing great frustration about is the fact that we haven't made enough progress on the economy."

"There's no way to sugar coat it; last night was tough for Democrats. He warned that they most likely face even tougher days ahead."