Politics, as a profession, is not about making the right political decision. It's about making the right decision and then managing the political consequences.
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You don't get to recall a senator just because you don't like her or just because you want the seat for your own party.
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I got 220,000 votes from people who also voted for Donald Trump. I did not do that by pretending to be a conservative Democrat.
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To improve the standard of living for working folks, we have to raise the minimum wage and empower workers to fight for their interests in an economic and political system that's stacked against them.
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I love this country, and I won't let losing an election force me away from the process.
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Americans are struck by lightning with greater frequency than they commit voter impersonation fraud, and that's the only kind of fraud that photo ID requirements could have any hope of preventing.
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The president is in charge of the military so that a single individual - accountable to Americans - is responsible for its successes and failures.
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I believe there should be political consequences for politicians who commit voter suppression.
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Because President Obama had an overall strategy, military and civilian leaders under his command could make reactive decisions that advanced the president's goals. In the military, we call that commander's intent: When there's a decision to be made and you don't have exact guidance at that moment, you at least know overall what your boss wants.
