What obama said on …
The economy: “We aren’t where we need to be. Everybody agrees with that. But Gov. Romney’s policies would make things worse for middle-class families and offer no prospect for long-term opportunity for those striving to get into the middle class.”
Mitt Romney: “I don’t really know him well. I think that the big arguments that I have with Gov. Romney have to do with where we take this country forward.”
Obama’s record: “When I look back on 2008, the promises that I made — I said I’d end the war in Iraq; I did. I said that I’d go after al-Qaeda and (Osama) bin Laden; we did. I said that I’d give middle-class families a tax cut; they’re paying on average about $3,600 less than they were when I came into office. I said that I would make sure that every American family has some security when it comes to health insurance; we got it done. … So we haven’t gotten everything done that I promised, but a big chunk of what I said I would do in 2008, we have done.”
His agenda for a possible second term: “For me to be able to say to the Republicans, the election is over, you no longer need to be focused on trying to beat me … I’m prepared to make a whole range of compromises, some of which I get criticized from the Democratic Party on, in order to make progress. But we’re going to need compromise on your side as well. And the days of viewing compromise as a dirty word need to be over because the American people are tired of it.” The Associated Press
