After I win the job and even in the course of seeking it, we're going to be building bridges. And we're going to be meeting people and addressing the concerns that they have.

Hopefully folks will look at the good things that I've done over the years, you know, my 10 years in Congress, my 12 years in state legislature, my many years of community organizing for the environment, for police accountability, for criminal justice reform, economic empowerment, trying to fight for small-business people, all these things.

I'm not here to cast aspersions on anyone. I'm trying to unify the party, not find fault.

We've got to build a durable relationship of trust with voters around the things that they are most concerned about.

We have a chance for racial solidarity because all of us, unless you`re in the top 1 percent, are really struggling in this economy.

I'm particularly good at turnout. So in my district, I had the lowest voter turnout in 2006. And now I have the highest turnout in the state of Minnesota. And Minnesota is the highest turnout state in the country.

[Coming back for Democrats] is simply a matter of energy and resources.