We've got to be willing to lose the primary in order to win the general election.

The Kurds are the greatest fighting force and our strongest allies. They're Muslim.

I think Republicans really need to be disciplined, to stay focused on sustained economic growth.

I really think that elected officials should be focused on how you create sustained economic growth, how do you create jobs and all of these issues that made people - segments of our society believe are really important are diversions politically.

Low standards are a tactic that takes pressure off teachers unions by accepting mediocrity and failure for kids.

I think this transition to a candidacy will allow me to be more direct about my advocacy of the leadership skills necessary for the next president to fix a few things, and as a candidate, contrary to someone who has been listening and learning along the way, I'll offer up alternatives to the path we're on as well, so I'll be more specific on policy.

Regarding national security, we need to restore the defense cuts of Barack Obama to rebuild our military, to destroy ISIS before it destroys us. Regarding economic security, we need to take power and money away from Washington D.C. and empower American families so that they can rise up again.