One of the things we know is that change never comes without a fight.

The Dow plummeted again yesterday.

The DOW plummeted again yesterday, threatening job security and retirement security and economic security for millions of ordinary Americans. Indiana lost 4,500 manufacturing jobs in September alone.

I think most people understand - that if you're not - caring for your family - then - you're probably not - the kind of person who's gonna be caring for other people.

My grandmother's the last one left. She has really been the rock of the family, the foundation of the family.

I can. And I think that's the tone that we've set from the beginning of this campaign.

I think that I have been steadier.

I wouldn't have gotten into this race if I didn't think I was gonna win.

I will make sure those insurance companies can never do that again.

If you want real change - if you want an economy that rewards work, and that works for Main Street and Wall Street; if you want tax relief for the middle class and millions of new jobs.

We must recognize that from global economic turmoil to global terrorism, the challenges we face demand American leadership of strong alliances.

I ask you to believe - to believe in yourselves, in each other, and in the future we can build together.

We can't afford another President who ignores the fundamentals of our economy while running up record deficits to fight a war without end in Iraq.

To succeed, we need leadership that understands the connection between our economy and our strength in the world.

Make no mistake: we are confronting an urgent crisis in Afghanistan, and we have to act.

We need honest leadership and real change, and that's why I'm running for President of the United States.

It starts with tax relief.

But let's be clear about who John McCain's fighting for. He's not fighting for Joe the plumber. He's fighting for Joe the hedge fund manager.