I believe education is the great equalizer.

The voters reward good performance. So, I'm going to go out and focus, if I become the governor, to do the very best job I can as governor. The rest of it will take care of itself.

But, I don't want to assume that our tradition of excellence is a guarantee of future excellence.

I'd rather live in Nebraska than Washington.

I believe education is the great equalizer.

I believe education is the great equalizer. Our children are our hope for the future, so we have an obligation to provide them with the tools to succeed. There is no more powerful tool than knowledge.

Nebraskans have very strong opinions, but we sit down around a table and we solve our problems.