02/06/2013
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"the nomination process to a place it was never intended to go by the Framers of the Constitution"
"I think politics has changed. I think it has changed in a fashion that we should all be ashamed of as Senators."
"It is important to know where you stand before I can vote yes."
"Now when there is a Republican nominee, you have got to tell these Senators that you will not get in the way of their agenda."