It's always an uphill battle. You know, I'm a Republican in Maryland. This is the bluest of the blue.

Maryland has a tradition of Democratic Party conservatism.

We had an uphill battle.

We're betting, at this place and this time, we have people ready for change in the state of Maryland.

I think it's an uphill battle all the way.

I don't know what leadership is. You can't touch it. You can't feel it. It's not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it.