The conservative version of American exceptionalism has become a password of sorts for candidates who want to prove their credentials to a right-wing America.

Speech doesn't corrupt. Money corrupts, and money isn't speech.

If a trip is worth taking, members of Congress should be prepared to justify paying for it out of their office accounts.

If a senator or congressman notices 25 phone calls, on any issue, on any given day, it is noted.

Occupy Wall Street is a real movement.

The Democrats were in the majority in the U.S. Senate when we voted for the Iraq war and passed the U.S. Patriot Act. It's not enough to be in the majority, you have to stand for something.

I've been outspent by my opponents every time I've run for U.S. Senate.