People like passion in politics.
Texas is now a cornerstone of the electoral college for Republicans.
Even as a partisan Republican, I'm not sure a 40-year run is healthy for either party.
If you're a governor of a big state, people sense your presence a little bit, even your fellow governors.
The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation's history.
So I think that our foreign policy, the president's strong and principled leadership when it comes to the war against terror and foreign policy is going to be an asset.