I run for the Presidency of the United States of America because that's the party America needs us to be right now.

And what makes all of this so heartbreaking is that it was - in each and every case - entirely preventable.

I will raise it to keep pace so that workers don't fall behind.

What's stopping us is not a lack of knowledge or resources, but a lack of will.

As President, I will end the war in Iraq.

That is what I will fight to do as President.

I never expected to be here, I always knew this journey was improbable.

I'm in this race for the same reason that I fought for jobs for the jobless and hope for the hopeless.

We cannot give the boy back the parents he lost or the woman back the future she had dreamed of.

I want to be President of the United States of America.

It's a time to draw hope from the extraordinary perseverance of those helping combat this disease around the world.

Anyone who tells you otherwise is more interested in scoring points than solving problems.