A Great Deal Has Been Said About

Barack Obama Has Made Things Exponentially Worse, But Let's Face It, When Republicans Had Total Control Over It, They Didn't Do What They Said They Were Gonna Do. I Think Also People Got Fatigued With The War. And The Party Got Into A Whole Bunch Of Corruption And Personal Scandals That Weren't Compatible With The Principles It Claimed To Stand For.

I Think The Country's In Trouble. And I Think I Have A Pretty Clear Sense Of The Values And Principles That Have Made This Country Great. I've Had A Chance To Govern And Lead With Those In Mind, With Some Significant Success In Minnesota. And I Think The Country Needs That Kind Of Leadership And Insight And Perspective.

In My Address Last Year, I Spoke On The Issue Of Gaming. My Preference Then Is My Preference Now: To Keep Gaming Within Its Existing Contours, But To Explore A Better Deal For All Minnesotans.

The Country's In Significant Danger, And I Think We Need People Who Are Thoughtful. We're Gonna Have Sharp Differences, But We Need To Debate Those In A Way That's Constructive And Civil. I Think President Obama Is Governing As A Movement Liberal. I Don't Think That Rises To The Level Of Being A Socialist.

We Need To Be Calling Out The Flaws And Misguided Decisions Of The Democrats In Congress And The Obama Administration.