Discontent with Republican is not going to be enough for us to win. We have got to offer more than to replace bad leadership with ordinary leadership. We have to offer creative leadership and vision. |
First, join me in agreeing to actively support the Democratic nominee. |
For too long, Democrats have been telling people what they want to hear. I'm going to tell you what I believe. |
Gun violence is on the rise in many of our cities today, and illegal gun trafficking from neighboring states is a big part of the problem. We need a coordinated effort to ensure partnership and cooperation with prosecution, community programs and crime prevention. We need leadership from the federal, state and local levels, as well as help from our neighboring states. |
He does have a lot of money. This is not about money. |
He has watched jobs and people leave. Mostly young, well educated people -- our future. But discontent with the Republicans isn't going to be enough. We have to offer to the people leadership with creative leadership. |
I can't get those numbers to work, Tom. |
I certainly understand the instinct to favor someone with whom you make a personal connection. But I also understand, and everyone else does, the import of also doing the fundamentals in terms of a background check. |
I do identify with St. Patrick, not just in name. He drove the snakes out of Ireland. I intend to drive the snakes out of the State House. |
I file jointly with my wife, so making our tax returns public means making a non-candidate's tax returns public. I'm not going to do that. |
I frequently feel when I listen to him and to many other elected officials that they are speaking to an audience not in the room. |
I really analyzed the project, talked to all the sides and stood on the shore. |
If the question is, is there some conflict of interest between where or what my sources are and where my sources are and the job of governing, you'll know that from my financial disclosure forms, and that's entirely appropriate. |
If you are ever going to move beyond where you stand at that moment you have to conjure a picture in your head of where you want to go. |
In a healthy democracy, the voters choose representatives. In the system we have, the representatives choose the voters. That's upside down. This proposal puts us right side up again. |