I think the president [Barack Obama] is right to call for a full investigation. Every federal agency involved should be - should put everything on the table, and the Democratic Party will put everything on the table.

I know people have embraced Donald Trump. He may not have embraced them. But he has every - he should distance himself. This sort of alt-right movement is very disturbing.

While CNN has hired a fleet of new political reporters to beef up its coverage of these elections [2016], it also maintains a huge stable of paid pundits. [Donna] Brazile was on the air and the payroll at CNN while vice chairwoman of the party. She took an absence when she became chief.

The Democratic Party would like to see an open independent bipartisan investigation [about hacking].

Barbara Jordan is one [of the political heroes]. Her 1976 speech in New York inspired me to get into politics.

If you're not out front defining your vision, your opponent will spend gobs of money to define it for you.

When I look around me, I can't help having faith.