If you look at poll numbers and things like that, we face challenges,

Poll numbers don't matter.

Truman got some of the lowest poll numbers any president ever got. Now when we look back on Truman, he's the highest ranked of the post-World War II presidents.

He said he won't increase the deficit. That means he's going to have to pay for it somehow and that's by increasing taxes.

Texas is a state that has benefited economically and culturally because of the close relationship between Texas and Mexico. But he understands that border communities can be hurt if the law is not enforced.

the clear choice Americans face in November between progress and growth and the politics of pessimism.