My ads had been focused on issue differences between myself and the other candidates.

Having Barack Obama as the leader of the Democratic Party means that we're going to have to have somebody who goes up against him, who is not a long-term senator.

It's going to take a person who is himself an innovator, like myself, who has the experience to bring change to Washington.

People across the country are saying that Washington is fundamentally broken and has to be changed.

I want to go to Washington to bring to Washington the kind of can-do, change experience that I have had everywhere I have been.

I think represent change better than other people in this contest.

I helped change a state, and I'm going to change Washington.

But I want them to come here legally. And illegal immigration is a burden, and that is something I will stop.

And with regards to Senator McCain, I think he was just wrong to vote against the Bush tax cuts twice.

People are going to be listening to what Iowa has to say.

But I want them to come here legally, and illegal immigration is a burden, and that is something I will stop.

He has been a faithful ally in the war on terror and has -- has done a very extensive effort to round up al Qaeda and Taliban operatives.

Well, first of all, of course, you bring together your national security advisors. That would, of course, include officers, the leaders of the CIA and national intelligence team.

One of the top voices of conservative thought in America is 'The National Review.' And 'The National Review' took a good, hard look at all the candidates. It's, of course, a national publication, and they endorsed my candidacy, and laid…

He thinks giving 12 murderers pardon shows a heart? He thinks giving a repeat drunk driver a pardon to get him out of jail shows heart? I think it shows a softness.

Any income should be taxed at a new rate, and the new rate should be zero.

I'm trying to be as accurate as I can be, and the -- if you look at the literature or look at the dictionary, the term 'saw' includes being aware of in the sense I've described. It's a figure of speech and very familiar, and it's very…

So he thinks 1,033 pardons shows a heart? He thinks giving 12 murderers pardons shows a heart? He thinks giving a repeat drunk driver a pardon to get him out of jail shows heart? I think it shows a softness.