Really, running an underdog, insurgent political campaign against an opponent many folks think can't be beat, and going out and meeting folks and talking about your ideas for America and Washington, is a lot of fun and a real privilege.

I do not want to be a pawn in a political campaign.

Prosperity is necessarily the first theme of a political campaign.

For Lovelace to beat Sanford on June 13, we have to have a strong grassroots campaign. And political signs are one of the most important tools of a grassroots campaign.

There are so many similarities between a startup venture and a political campaign - the rhythm, the tempo, the hours, the intensity.

I must say, I don't think a political campaign is the occasion to declare exactly what we would do in that case. I think that's a matter of such critical national security importance that it ought to be left to those -- the commander in chief, the leaders of the military, the secretary of state -- to make that kind of decision without the heat of a political campaign.