He pointed to the "progress" made during his first term, and suggested Romney and "his friends" were delusional if they "think that the same bad ideas will lead to a different result." Obama ended his speech trying to fire up his supporters to "stick with me, fight with me, and press on with me."

"If you're willing to work even harder in this election than in the last election, I guarantee you we will move this country forward," he told the Richmond crowd. "We will finish what we started."