Half a century ago, Ronald Reagan, the man whose relentless optimism inspired me to enter politics, famously said that he didn't leave the Democratic Party; the party left him. I can certainly relate. I didn't leave the Republican Party; it left me.

I'm pro-life. I'm pro-gun. I'm pro-family. And I'm pro-business.

When I was a Republican governor, he was obviously a Democratic president, but on issue after issue after issue, President Obama was very helpful to us in education, in the environment, with the handling of the BP oil spill.

It's more important to promote a culture of life. What I mean by that is that I believe what we need to do is not change the law, but change hearts.

I was a Republican and I saw the activists and what they were doing, it was intolerable to me.

As Realtors, you live and breathe the American dream.

I'll be honest with you, I don't agree with President Obama about everything. But I've gotten to know him, I've worked with him, and the choice is crystal clear.