There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what.

If people are looking for someone who has never changed their mind and is unwilling to admit they make mistakes, that's not me.

My policy on energy is... to make America the largest energy producer in the world. I think we can get there, in 10 or 15 years. That will bring back manufacturing of certain high-energy intensive industries. It'll bring back jobs. It'll create a surprising economic revitalization of this country.

I believe very firmly in the principle of free agency - people making their own decisions and doing what they think is right.

I don't like to have the federal government start pushing its weight deeper and deeper into our schools. Let the states and localities do that.

I don't want to transform America. I want to restore to America the economic values of freedom and opportunity and limited government that has made us the powerhouse of the world.

I happen to believe that if we want to replace a lifetime politician like Barack Obama, who had no experience leading anything... We've got to nominate a leader if we're going to replace someone who is not a leader.