Midterms Are Always Hard. And The Midterm

I Think It's Fair To Say There Is A Demagogic Path That Europeans, South Americans, Asians Have Pursued, And We Know Where That Leads. It Uses Xenophobia, It Uses Paranoia, It Uses Prejudice, It Uses Nationalism To Really Stir People Up And To, You Know, Begin An Us-versus-them Contrast, Which Is Dangerous And Is Not Something We've Had In Our Politics At A Presidential Level In America.

I Feel Like I Have Had The Most Amazing Life In My Public Service.

I Have Been Very Consistent Over The Course Of My Entire Life. I Have Always Fought For The Same Values And Principles.

Barack Obama Is Uniquely Qualified To Speak About The Knowledge, Experience And Temperament That The Presidency Requires. And I Know He Is Raring To Get Out There And Start Campaigning And I Really Look Forward To Campaigning With Him.

Despite Our Founding Principles And The Many Ways Our Constitution Has Protected Individual Liberties, We Do, Let's Admit It, Have A Long History Of Shutting People Out--african Americans, Women, Gays And Lesbians, People With Disabilities--and Throughout Our History, We Have Found Too Many Ways To Divide And Exclude People From Their Ownership Of The Law And Protection Under The Law.