I want to attract the best people into teaching.

I'm going to focus on people and what they need, not on name calling between politicians.

Bigotry has always been the poison of America, and we oughta do everything to eradicate it with no excuses or explanations.

Jewish voters care. They want someone who's good on Israel and who's good on Jewish issues. But they also want somebody who's going to be pro-choice and pro-gun control and pro-gay rights. To the vast majority of the Jewish community, just being good on Israel or on Jewish issues is not enough.

The Democratic Party was always there on crime, but in the past we let the ideologues on the left dominate. The Republicans may still let the ideologues on the right dominate.

In today's competitive economy, to stand still is to die.

So I want my kids to go to public schools because I think it's a better education overall.