We have got to mobilize people and rethink our commitment in terms of what our role is in the political process.

I think that the media spends far too much time [on personalities].

When people get out of jail, it is not easy for them to find a job. It is not easy for them to return to civil society.

Trickle down economics is a fraud. Giving tax breaks to the rich and large corporations does not create jobs. It simply makes the rich richer, enlarges the deficit and increases income and wealth inequality. We need economic policies which benefit working families, not the billionaire class.

If you look at our records, I stood up to corporate America time and time again. I went to Mexico. I saw the lives of people who were working in American factories and making $0.25 an hour.

I think the people want to attack Israel for their policies, I think that is fair game. But not to appreciate that there is some level of anti-Semitism around the world involved in that, I think, would be a mistake.

My path to victory is to talk about the issues that impact the lives of millions of Americans.