As I write in the book, I do not regret either of my votes for President [Barack] Obama, nor my support of him when he ran for the Senate before that. I get excited as I ever did when I see that black man on Air Force One. But I won't settle for symbolism, and our President's record should be open for analysis.

The voter problems and voter suppression, in some ways they're the same thing, but in some ways they're not, because the suppression is evil.

I am not afraid of anything. I am voting for Hillary Clinton because I am excited and enthusiastic.

While people are prepared to talk about Social Security, about marriage equality, about any number of other issues, people are not prepared - your layperson is not prepared to have a conversation about foreign policy.

Sometimes, I repeat myself, and that was a second elimination [of Barack Obama]. I worked with a team, including a great editor who, as the project came together, suggested other additions and eliminations. It was a process.

African-American people adore President Obama.

Some of the federal programs to help homeowners were never fully implemented.