They were very good, but we felt we should be interviewing people a step above them. They weren't of the caliber of people we felt we needed . . . to run this position.

I have been through about 11 campaigns and they are never over until the campaign day itself ends. As people focus on issues, not on the horse race, not on polls, not on sidebar issues, but as they focus on issues that people care about in the country it makes a difference.

It's easily acquired nine miles down the road in Bryson City, but people don't want it here.

We need a federal, provincial and municipal program with a focus.

We will pick those up and cover them somehow.

It gets to be expensive and complicated if it goes beyond that 30 days.