It's my belief that this country has always grown when it grows from the bottom up.

That's why I'm running for president.

I think we've seen voters across the country say they are ready for change. They are feeling real anxiety about the economy.

Senator Clinton has shown herself to be an extraordinary candidate. She is tireless, she is smart. She is capable. And so obviously she'd be on anybody's short list to be a potential vice presidential candidate.

If I had my way, we would not have gone in to Iraq in the first place.

It's going to be very hard to deliver on a smarter energy policy. It's going to be hard to -- to provide health care for people who need it or make college more affordable.

But -- because think about what I am going to be running against: the failed policies of the Bush administration, which John McCain wants to continue.

And so it is critical that we send a message around the world we will stand with Israel, we want them around not just for 60 years, but for 600 years.

I think that what people are looking for is good judgment. They're looking for somebody who is going to be able to assess the very real risks that are out there and deploy our forces, not just military, but diplomatic, political, economic…

If I had my way, we would not have gone into Iraq in the first place.

Israel is not only our strongest ally in the region and one of our strongest allies in the world, but there is a special connection between America and Israel.

Does he believe the race against Clinton is over and hear what he has that has the McCain camp crying foul.

That's why I'm running for president, sweetie.

Plenty of the pundits have suggested that this party is inalterably divided, that Senator Clinton's supporters will not support me, and that my supporters would not support her. Well, I am here tonight to tell you that I don't believe it.

It is a love for this country that made my life possible. It is a belief in the American dream. That's why I'm in this race. That's what I'm fighting for.

The fact that we're still standing here and still moving forward towards the nomination, I think indicates the degree to which the core message of this campaign is the right one.

We have probably taken as many hits as anybody has in this presidential campaign. Senator Clinton has not. John McCain certainly has not and yet I'm still here and, you know, competitive in both North Carolina and Indiana.

I want your vote. I want it badly.