The fact is that the diversity in this political class serves the same interest as diversity in any arena, which is it stirs the competitive pot.

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If we can rebuild Iraq, we can rebuild Illinois and Indiana and if we can...

If we can rebuild Iraq, we can rebuild Illinois and Indiana and if we can...

The failure in Ohio to have adequate voting capacity for the people who were registered...

The failure in Ohio to have adequate voting capacity for the people who were registered...

Bush is giving the rich a tax cut instead of putting that cut in the...

Bush is giving the rich a tax cut instead of putting that cut in the...

I'd come back after having served as ambassador to New Zealand and found that I...

I'd come back after having served as ambassador to New Zealand and found that I...

It's not impossible for a woman - a Black woman - to become President.

It's not impossible for a woman - a Black woman - to become President.

I want people who believe in my message and where I am on issues to...

I want people who believe in my message and where I am on issues to...

I'm a results-oriented person and my Senate record shows that.

I'm a results-oriented person and my Senate record shows that.

I think that we have a responsibility to make certain that we are fiscally responsible...

I think that we have a responsibility to make certain that we are fiscally responsible...

New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers...

New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers...

So I think that if we want to have a Congress, if we want to...

So I think that if we want to have a Congress, if we want to...

I really think that's the key, part of the spiritual renewal that America needs to...

I really think that's the key, part of the spiritual renewal that America needs to...

And frankly, being a woman I think gives me a slightly different take on a...

And frankly, being a woman I think gives me a slightly different take on a...

I think if we are actually going to accept our generation's responsibility, that's going to...

I think if we are actually going to accept our generation's responsibility, that's going to...

Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent...

Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent...

I'm committed to universal health coverage and education.

I'm committed to universal health coverage and education.

There are a number of steps that we can take to reinvigorate and rebuild the...

There are a number of steps that we can take to reinvigorate and rebuild the...

We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment.

We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment.

I'm used to people not paying me a whole lot of attention and underestimating me...

I'm used to people not paying me a whole lot of attention and underestimating me...

We must invest in infrastructure development and rebuilding communities to create jobs.

We must invest in infrastructure development and rebuilding communities to create jobs.

I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom...

I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom...