Well, the tough thing for them is that the Republican primary is pretty far over to the right, just as the Democratic primary is further over to the left than the average voter in each party.

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Soft money will find its way and seep into the political system and corrode it,...

Soft money will find its way and seep into the political system and corrode it,...

But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.

But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.

We tend to talk, Democrats, as a party, in legislative terms.

We tend to talk, Democrats, as a party, in legislative terms.

So I want my kids to go to public schools because I think it's a...

So I want my kids to go to public schools because I think it's a...

In a brave new world, a post-September 11 world, anyone is going to make certain...

In a brave new world, a post-September 11 world, anyone is going to make certain...

I want to attract the best people into teaching.

I want to attract the best people into teaching.

Let me say this, to all of the chattering class that so much focuses on...

Let me say this, to all of the chattering class that so much focuses on...

Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench....

Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench....

I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of...

I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of...

Arafat was a barrier to peace.

Arafat was a barrier to peace.

Democrats don't relate to middle-class people.

Democrats don't relate to middle-class people.

A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to...

A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to...

In today's competitive economy, to stand still is to die.

In today's competitive economy, to stand still is to die.

I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession.

I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession.

I'm totally opposed to vouchers. I will fight them tooth and nail.

I'm totally opposed to vouchers. I will fight them tooth and nail.

When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to...

When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to...

Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, whether you are a liberal or a conservative,...

Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, whether you are a liberal or a conservative,...

America is a place where we all come together. It is a place of consensus.

America is a place where we all come together. It is a place of consensus.

I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge,...

I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge,...

But these days there are a lot of younger people who would like to go...

But these days there are a lot of younger people who would like to go...