That's a lie.
If it was established that Obama did in fact register as a foreign exchange student in college, there would be demands from Congress, the press, and the public for a full fledged investigation into Obama's birth records prove that he was actually natural born citizen. And, no, the Democratic leadership wouldn't be able save him or prevent in investigation under those circumstances. It would be like trying to stop a tsunami.
No statement by any official at the Hawaiian DoH regarding the "vital records" would be accepted at face value. Period. Actual documents would have to be released. They would demand access to the vault copy.
If it had been established that he actually had registered a foreign exchange student in college during the '08 campaign, it would've ended his quest for the oval office.
First of all, we know for sure he wasn't a foreign exchange student. Both Occidental and Columbia confirmed he formally matriculated at those colleges. Foreign exchange students do not matriculate, but merely register for classes as visitors. They only come for a year or two, and do not receive degrees from the US institutions they attend. They merely earn credits toward a degree they earn at their university in their home country. At Occidental, we know Obama was working toward an Occidental degree, and we know he received one from Columbia after he transferred.
Second of all, even if he did register as a foreign exchange student (which we know he did not), it wouldn't affect his eligibility to be president. Registration as a foreign student is not an expatriating act, so it would not affect his citizenship status.
If it had been established that he actually had registered a foreign exchange student in college during the '08 campaign, it would've ended his quest for the oval office.
Perhaps, but that train has already left the station.