We've got some fundamental choices to make about the kind of country we want to be. Will we accept an economy where only a few of us do spectacularly well, or are we going to build an economy where everyone who works hard has a chance to get ahead?

In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?

I don't think we should ever accept the idea that someone can come along and take away our safety and our freedom.

We may come from different places and have different stories, but we share common hopes, and one very American dream.

If you like your healthcare plan, you'll be able to keep your healthcare plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.

Just from a political perspective, do you think the president of the United States going into re-election wants gas prices to go up higher? Look, here's the bottom line with respect to gas prices: I want gas prices lower because they hurt families.

Each of us deserves the freedom to pursue our own version of happiness. No one deserves to be bullied.