The environment for fund raising in 1997 was the worst in history. The Republican Party waged a partisan war against us by using allegations and exaggerations, rumor and innuendo.

I am the only candidate with a proven history of grassroots involvement in the Republican party. And I'm the only candidate who has been elected to public office. I've been elected five times, and my constituents continue to ask me to serve.

When the greatest hero in the history of my party, Abraham Lincoln, debated, he didn't need any rules, ... We could junk the rules.

I remember my Republican Party as fiscally conservative, as caring about the environment.

The Republican Party is not inclusive.

There are a number of important national Democratic leaders who I have found it important to support, including Al Gore.