I ran as a Republican, even though in the past I had voted both Democrat and Republican. I ran as a Republican because the ``we'' the gentleman was talking about was on the other side of the aisle. Not a single solitary Republican voted for that tax increase in 1993. That was passed with Democrat votes. I think that distinction is very important.
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