Well, I think the Republican Party is the more populist party.

I think one of the problems the Democrats have today is that they are an elitist party.

When you look at where the Democratic field is going relative to foreign policy, they are increasingly moving away from a policy of pre-emptive self-defense that the president has adopted since September 11.

The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation's history.

The fact is that we as a party at the Republican National Committee registered 3.4 million new voters in the past two years and brought them into the political process. The president won by 3.5 million votes.

Texas is now a cornerstone of the electoral college for Republicans.

If you're a governor of a big state, people sense your presence a little bit, even your fellow governors.