Criminal justice is about respecting the law and being respected by the law so there is a fundamental respect issue here.

I think it actually strengthens your critique when you aren't just "no" on everything.

My sense is that economic anxiety means electoral volatility.

The national security issues are a really good window into the character of the person that somebody wants to have as commander in chief.

Social security has enabled people to retire with dignity and overwhelmingly not be in poverty. We have to keep it solvent.

I try to practice my religion in a very devout way and follow the teachings of my church in my own personal life, but I don't believe in America, a first amendment nation, where we don't raise any religion over the other, and we allow people to worship they please, that the doctrines of any religion should be mandated for everyone.

I accept the teachings of my own church in terms of how I live, how my wife and I live, what we teach our kids. But I don't think the teachings of my church are such that I should legislate that for everybody else.