"You don't want to wait until the last minute, and I think there will be an unprecedented turnout, so I encourage you to vote now before early voting closes on October 31. You have waited eight long years for a new president. You don't have to wait any longer to cast your ballot to make sure we get t..."
"I want you to think how you will feel if we wake up on Wednesday, November the 5th, the day after the election, and John McCain and Barack Obama are tied."
"I am asking you to work as hard for Barack as you worked for me. If you made phone calls for me, make them for Barack. If you walked streets for me, do it again for Barack."
"he's pragmatic, he is smart -- that he's going to have to figure out how to navigate through this enormous economic challenge."
"the economic crisis is the No. 1 issue, and what we've seen during these past weeks is very steady leadership by Senator Obama."
"I really want to stay as Senator. I am committed to being in the Senate, working with President Obama. I think we have a real chance to break the gridlock, get things done, start progress going again ..."
"I want to be part of that in the Senate."
"We can't afford to whittle-down the majority that President Obama will need to make some very hard decisions that will be in the best interest of our country."
"I think it's going to take a Democratic president with a Democratic Congress to repair the damage that has been done by President Bush and the Republicans who supported his policies."
"I feel so strongly that we've got to have new leadership. He offers that leadership."
"We can't afford to whittle down the majority that President Obama will need to make some very hard decisions that will be in the best interest of our country."