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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Do not let arguments of expediency persuade you. That is the slow road to oblivion....

Do not let arguments of expediency persuade you. That is the slow road to oblivion....

You can set up whatever negotiations or structure you want, but until the Palestinians are...

You can set up whatever negotiations or structure you want, but until the Palestinians are...

If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our...

If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our...

Arafat was a barrier to peace.

Arafat was a barrier to peace.

I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me.

I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me.

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...

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...

Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way...

Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way...

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.

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

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

You do have to change things as warfare changes.

You do have to change things as warfare changes.

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.

I'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis...

I'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis...

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...

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...

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,...

It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals...

It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals...

As long as the Palestinians send terrorists onto school buses and to nightclubs to blow...

As long as the Palestinians send terrorists onto school buses and to nightclubs to blow...

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...

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.