I'm running for president because I've had enough of the oil barons, the status-quo apologists, the special-interest lobbyists running amok.

I was raised in a working class family of Baptist faith, and I went to college on a church scholarship where early teachings were reinforced. Abortion was wrong, I was taught.

Our democracy if self-cleansing. If you don't like it, be a candidate, or support a candidate.

When you succeed (with legislation), that feeling is exhilaration. And it takes leadership from a president, which means you meet with members of Congress 24/7 and you talk and you listen.

You know, when you're in public life, everything you do is out there. But I am proud to stand on my record.

Democracy is interactive... Its a constant job of information, education, explanation, listening, and interactive communication.

I grew up in a household that was a labor household. My dad was a Teamster and a milk truck driver. My mother was a secretary. Neither of them got through high school. But they worked hard and they gave me very, very important opportunities to go to school, get a good education.